בִּ/לְשׁ֣וֹן
𐤁/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍
lâshôwn
by a tongue
The physical tongue, the muscular organ in the mouth of humans and animals used for tasting, licking, eating, and especially for speech; by extension, speech itself (spoken language), utterance, or the special mode or means by which communication occurs. In some contexts, refers to the concept of 'language' (as a spoken system used by a people), and, in rare cases, denotes something resembling a tongue in form, such as a flame, landform, or a metal ingot.
Proverbs 21:6 · Word #3
Lexicon H3956
| Lemma | לָשׁוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | lâshôwn |
| Strong's | H3956 |
| Definition | The physical tongue, the muscular organ in the mouth of humans and animals used for tasting, licking, eating, and especially for speech; by extension, speech itself (spoken language), utterance, or the special mode or means by which communication occurs. In some contexts, refers to the concept of 'language' (as a spoken system used by a people), and, in rare cases, denotes something resembling a tongue in form, such as a flame, landform, or a metal ingot. |
Morphology HR/Ncbsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | by a tongue |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3956-01
in tongue-of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in/by") + common noun, singular, construct state; feminine in form though listed as both gender. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun לָשׁוֹן in singular construct form denotes "tongue" (organ or speech) in a dependent relationship, and the prefixed בְּ adds the sense "in" or "by." Rendering it as "in tongue-of" preserves both the construct state and the root connection to the physical tongue and speech. |
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