לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃

   le-sho-NO

   his tongue
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃

   TA-khat le-sho-NO

   under his tongue
3. clause🔊 יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃

   ya-khe-KHI-den-NA TA-khat le-sho-NO

   he hides it under his tongue
4. sentence🔊 אִם־תַּמְתִּ֣יק בְּפִ֣יו רָעָ֑ה יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃

   im-tam-TEEK be-FIV ra-AH ya-khe-KHI-den-NA TA-khat le-sho-NO

   if he makes sweet in his mouth evil he hides it under his tongue

Exegesis

The prepositional sequence takhat leshono {תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ | taḥat ləšônô} functions idiomatically as “under his tongue,” reinforcing the metaphor of storing something in the mouth as a way of cherishing it while keeping it out of sight. English rendering keeps the conditional structure and preserves the tight parallel between tasting (sweetness) and secret retention (hiding beneath the tongue).