לָשׁוֹן

1. tongue of men,
\ \ a. used in lapping Dom 7,5 cleaving to the palate (חֵק), in thirst Klg 4,4, so as to produce dumbness Job 29,10 (|| קוֺל נֶחְבָּא), Sl 137,6; Ezk 3,26 (|| נֶאֱלַם); cleaving to jaws (מַלְקוֺחַ) Sl 22,16 בַּצָּמָא נָשָׁ֑תָּה ׳ל Es 41,17 their tongue for thirst is parched; תִּמַּק בְּפִיהֶם ׳לְ Zak 14,12 (of ׳י's judgment); a choice morsel is held ׳תַּחַת ל Job 20,12 (figurative of mischief), compare Sl 10,7 (ready to be uttered), Sl 66,17 (|| פֶּה), Hoj 4,11.
\ \ b. usually as organ of speech, both good and bad (especially Psalms, Proverbs, often || פֶּה, שָׂפָה); — ׳כְּבַד ל 2 Mos 4,10 (J) heavy of tongue; ׳מַעֲנֵה ל Ord 16,1, מִלָּתוֺ עַללְֿשׁוֺנִי 2 Sam 23,2, compare Ord 31,26; Sl 139,4 (׳בִּל), הֲיֵשׁ בִּלְשׁוֺנִי עַוְלָה Job 6,30 ׳מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד ל Ord 18,21, compare Ord 21,23; Ord 25,15 of (false) prophets, ׳הַלֹּקְהִים ל Jer 23,31 subject of verb of speaking, בֶּר Di — בִחִכִּי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֺנִי Job 33,2; Sl 12,4; Sl 37,30 compare (Jer 9,7 below and) ֗֗֗ תְּמַהֵר ׳ל לְדַבֵּר Es 32,4, לְשׁוֺנִי עֵט סֹפֵר מָהִיר Sl 45,2, i.e. as swift as a rapid scribe's stylus; subject of הָגָה Es 59,3; Job 27,4; Sl 35,28; Sl 71,24 subject of נִשְׁבַּע Es 45,23 תִּהַלַךְ בָּאָרֶץ ׳ל Sl 73,9 of hostile speech, insolence, etc., Jos 10,21 (J E; object of I. חָרַץ q. v., compare 3 below), Jer 18,18; Es 3,8 ׳זַעַם ל Hos 7,16 (but text dubious, compare We Now), חֶרֶב חַדָּה ׳ל Sl 57,6, compare Sl 64,4 כְּמוֺ ׳נָחָשׁ שָֽׁנְנוּ ל Sl 140,4 תָּקוּם אִתָּךְ ׳כָּללֿ Es 54,17 ׳הֶאֱרִיךְ ל Es 57,4 further, Jer 9,2; Jer 9,4 as instrument of seductive flattery (הֶחֱלִיק), without בְּ, Sl 5,10; Ord 28,33, compare ׳נָכְרִיָּה חֶלְקַת לָ Ord 6,24. of falsehood Sl 78,36 (compare below); of slander (compare לושֵׁן) ׳רָגַל עַללֿ Sl 15,3, אִישׁ לָשׁוֺןSl 140,12, compare סָ֑תֶר ׳לְ Ord 25,33 ׳חָטָא בְּל Sl 39,2 compare Sl 64,9 (text dubious, see Hup Che Bae); moral qualities ascribed to: — as arrogant Sl 12,5 (compare vSl 12,4 above); as devising injuries, ׳הַוּוֺת תַּחְשֹׁב ל Sl 52,4, compare הַוֺת ׳לְ Ord 17,4 תַּצְמִיד מִרְמָה ׳ל Sl 50,19 nectere fraudem; ׳מֵרָ֑ע נְצֹר ל Sl 34,14 ׅ || (וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה; often of lying tongue: לְשׁוֺן שֶׁקֶר Ord 6,17; Ord 12,19; Ord 21,6; Ord 26,28; Sl 109,2 מִרְמָה ׳לְ Sl 52,6 רְמִיָּה ׳לָ Mik 6,12; Sl 120,2; Sl 120,3 תַּרְמִית ׳לְ Sef 3,13 תַּהְפֻּכוֺת ׳לְ Ord 10,31, and ׳נֶהְפָּךְ בִּל Ord 17,20 עֲרוּמִים׳ל Job 15,5 also מִרְמָה דִּבֵּ֑ר ׳ל Jer 9,7 on the other hand צַדִּיק ׳לְ Ord 10,20 חֲכָמִים ׳ל Ord 12,18; Ord 15,2 ׳מַרְפֵּה לָ vOrd 15,4 לִמּוּדִים ׳לְ Es 50,4. — Note phrases ׳שׁוֺט ל Job 5,21 scourge of (the) tongue, רִיב לְשֹׁנוֺת Sl 31,21 פַּלַּג לְשׁוֺנָם Sl 55,10: also ׳בַּעַל הַלּ Praed 10,11 (of serpent-charmer), and ׳וַתֵּעֲלוּ עַלשְֿׂפַת ל Ezk 36,3. — On tongue of ׳י (once), see 4 below
\ \ c. organ of singing, subject of רָנַן Sl 51,16; Sl 126,2; Es 35,6, עָנָה Sl 119,172.

2. = language 5 Mos 28,49; Jer 5,15 and later, namely: Ezk 3,5; Ezk 3,6 (׳כִּבְדֵי ל, || עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה, but strike out ᵐ5 Manuscripts Co Sgfr^KauAT), Es 28,11 (|| אַחֶרֶת ׳ל, לַעֲגֵי שָׂפָה, figurative of ׳י's unintelligible dealings); ׳עַם ֗֗֗ נִלְעַג ל Es 33,19 (|| עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה); Es 66,18 (|| גּוֺיִם), Zak 8,23; 1 Mos 10,5; 1 Mos 10,20; 1 Mos 10,31 (all P), Neh 13,24; Est 1,22 (twice in verse); Est 3,12; Est 8,9 (twice in verse); Dan 1,4.

3. tongue of animals: dog 2 Mos 11,7 (J; object of I. חָרַץ q. v.; compare 1 b), Sl 68,24 adder Job 20,16 (subjectof תַּהֲרֹג); crocodile Job 40,25.

4. tongue of fire, devouring, כֶּאֱכֹל קַשׁ לְשׁוֺן אֵשׁ Es 5,24 compare of ׳י, וּלְשׁוֺנוֺ כְּאֵשׁ אֹכָ֑לֶת Es 30,27 (|| שְׂפָתָיו מָֽלְאוּ זַעַם).

5. = (tongue-shaped) wedge of gold Jos 7,21; Jos 7,24 (JE).

6. = (tongue-shaped) bay of sea Es 11,15; Jos 15,2; Jos 15,5; Jos 18,19 (all P).