Quick Definition
tongue
Strong's Definition
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Derivation: or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן);
KJV Usage: [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
TWOT Reference: 1131a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) tongue
1a) tongue (of men)
1a1) tongue (literal)
1a2) tongue (organ of speech)
1b) language
1c) tongue (of animals)
1d) tongue (of fire)
1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
: tongue/words
1) tongue
1a) tongue (of men)
1a1) tongue (literal)
1a2) tongue (organ of speech)
1b) language
1c) tongue (of animals)
1d) tongue (of fire)
1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
לְשֹׁנָה / לָשֹׁן / לָשׁוֹן
lâshôn / leshônâh
BDB Definition:
1) tongue
1a) tongue (of men)
1a1) tongue (literal)
1a2) tongue (organ of speech)
1b) language
1c) tongue (of animals)
1d) tongue (of fire)
1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3960
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1131a
Total KJV Occurrences: 116