Proverbs 15:4:2Prov.15.4.W2TAB

לָ֭שׁוֹן

lashon

of a tongue

Transliteration
la-SHON
Extended
laa-SHOHN
IPA
/laːˈʃoːn/

Meaning by language

English
of a tongue

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לָ֭ + שׁוֹן
la + shon
lashon

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-SHON

  2. clause

    mar-PE la-SHON ETS kha-YIM

  3. sentence

    mar-PE la-SHON ETS kha-YIM ve-SE-lef BAH SHE-ver be-RU-akh

Root and etymology

l-š-nlamed–shin–nun

tongue, speech

In contextProverbs 15:4

Healing of the tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 15:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:4, so the Hebrew word לָ֭שׁוֹן (lashon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.15.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.4.W2.S1) and character.