לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) means “tongue” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: law-shone' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
לָשׁוֹן · la.shon · tongue
: 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)
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לָשׁוֹן · la.shon · tongue: language
: language 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)
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לָשׁוֹן · la.shon · tongue: bar
: bar/projection/bay 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)
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or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן); 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)
KJV glosses: [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| tongue | 22 |
| their tongues | 8 |
| my tongue | 5 |
| your tongue | 5 |
| and my tongue | 3 |
| and their tongues | 3 |
| his tongue | 3 |
| language | 3 |
| of the tongue | 3 |
| the tongue | 3 |
| tongues | 3 |
| and his tongue | 2 |
| in their own language | 2 |
| languages | 2 |
| the language | 2 |
| their own tongues | 2 |
| with my tongue | 2 |
| with their tongues | 2 |
| a word | 1 |
| according to their languages | 1 |
| and he whose tongue | 1 |
| and language | 1 |
| and the language | 1 |
| and tongue | 1 |
| and tongues | 1 |
| and your tongue | 1 |
| as a tongue | 1 |
| at the bay | 1 |
| bar | 1 |
| bay | 1 |
| but the tongue | 1 |
| her tongue | 1 |
| i will make your tongue | 1 |
| in a language | 1 |
| is on my tongue | 1 |
| may my tongue | 1 |
| of my tongue | 1 |
| of their talkers | 1 |
| of their tongue | 1 |
| on my tongue | 1 |
| or of | 1 |
| or tie down his tongue | 1 |
| our tongues | 1 |
| the bar | 1 |
| the bay | 1 |
| the fangs | 1 |
| the gulf | 1 |
| the tongues | 1 |
| their speech | 1 |
| then my tongue | 1 |
| they spoke | 1 |
| whose language | 1 |
| whose tongues | 1 |
| with his tongue | 1 |
| with our tongues | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| tongue | 19 |
| the tongue | 8 |
| my tongue | 6 |
| and their tongue | 5 |
| of the tongue | 4 |
| their tongue | 4 |
| their tongues | 4 |
| after their language | 3 |
| and his tongue | 3 |
| and the tongue | 3 |
| in my tongue | 3 |
| after their tongues | 2 |
| and my tongue | 2 |
| from the bay | 2 |
| his tongue | 2 |
| language | 2 |
| thy tongue | 2 |
| according to the language | 1 |
| after his tongue | 1 |
| and a babbler | 1 |
| and according to their language | 1 |
| and every tongue | 1 |
| and i will make thy tongue | 1 |
| and in her tongue | 1 |
| and our tongue | 1 |
| and the flame | 1 |
| and the wedge | 1 |
| and thy tongue | 1 |
| and tongues | 1 |
| bay | 1 |
| because their tongue | 1 |
| but according to the language | 1 |
| but the tongue | 1 |
| every tongue | 1 |
| him with the tongue | 1 |
| i with my tongue | 1 |
| it under his tongue | 1 |
| let not an evil speaker | 1 |
| me the tongue | 1 |
| nor my tongue | 1 |
| not with his tongue | 1 |
| not with my tongue | 1 |
| of talkers | 1 |
| of their tongue | 1 |
| of tongues | 1 |
| or his tongue | 1 |
| out of all languages | 1 |
| so they shall make their own tongue | 1 |
| thee let my tongue | 1 |
| under his tongue | 1 |
| under thy tongue | 1 |
| unto him with their tongues | 1 |
| wedge | 1 |
| whose language | 1 |
| whose tongue | 1 |
| with his tongue | 1 |
| with our tongue | 1 |
| with the tongue | 1 |
| with their tongue | 1 |
| your tongue | 1 |
Page 2 of 3. 115 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
Read word by wordThey set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
Read word by wordBut they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
Read word by wordFor wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
Read word by wordMy tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
Read word by wordDeliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
Read word by wordWhat will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
Read word by wordThen our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
Read word by wordMay my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
Read word by wordEven before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
Read word by wordThey sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 140.4
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 140.12
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Read word by wordto keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
Read word by wordThe tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
Read word by wordThe mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Read word by wordSpeaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Read word by wordTruthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Read word by wordThe tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
Read word by wordA soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Read word by wordThe plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
Read word by wordA wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
Read word by wordThe one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
Read word by wordLife and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Read word by wordMaking a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Read word by wordHe who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Read word by wordThrough patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Read word by wordAs the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
Read word by wordA lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Read word by wordHe who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
Read word by wordShe opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
Read word by wordIf the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
Read word by wordYour lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
Read word by wordFor Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
Read word by wordTherefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Read word by wordThe LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.
Read word by wordIndeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
Read word by wordBehold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.
Read word by wordThe mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
Read word by wordYou will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.
Read word by wordThen the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
Read word by wordThe poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Read word by wordBy Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
Read word by wordThe Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
Read word by wordNo weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordWhom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,
Read word by wordFor your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
Read word by word“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
Read word by wordBehold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
Read word by word“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.2
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