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)
KJV gloss list in the source
[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Source pronunciation notation: law-shone'
Derivation recorded by Strong
or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from H3960 (לָשַׁן);
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