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Lashon (לשון) means tongue in Hebrew.

It can also mean language. It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

לָשׁוֹן
lashon
noun · masculine and feminine
In English

tongue, language

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ל

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Lashon.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שריר בגופם של בני־אדם ובעלי־חיים הממוקם בפה, אשר אחראי לחוש הטעם ואצל האדם משתתף בפעולת הדיבור.
    ...וַיֹּאמֶר יהוה אֶל־גִּדְעוֹן כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יָלֹק בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ מִן־הַמַּיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר יָלֹק הַכֶּלֶב תַּצִּיג אוֹתוֹ לְבָד...
  2. 2
    דבר המתאפיין בהיותו צר וארוך, כגון: רצועה, חבל ארץ, או ים.
    וָאֵרֶא בַשָּׁלָל אַדֶּרֶת שִׁנְעָר אַחַת טוֹבָה וּמָאתַיִם שְׁקָלִים כֶּסֶף וּלְשׁוֹן זָהָב אֶחָד חֲמִשִּׁים שְׁקָלִים מִשְׁקָלוֹ...
  3. 3
    הצלילים שמשמיע אדם והמתחברים למילים ולמשפטים המובנים לאחרים ובאמצעותם אפשר להעביר מידע.
    כִּי בְּלַעֲגֵי שָׂפָה וּבְלָשׁוֹן אַחֶרֶת יְדַבֵּר אֶל־הָעָם הַזֶּה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Lashon is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.

Written with vowel points
לָשׁוֹן
Written without vowel points
לשון
Said
lashon
Root
ל־ו־ש
Pattern
קַטְלוֹן
Plural
לְשׁוֹנוֹת
Inflections
לְשׁוֹן־; ר' לְשׁוֹנוֹת; כ' לְשׁוֹנִי
Gematria
386

This is how Lashon is said in other languages.

English
tongue, language
Arabic
لسان
Russian
язык
French
langue
Spanish
lengua
German
Zunge, Sprache
Yiddish
צונג, שפּראַך, לשון

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What does Lashon (⁨לשון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Lashon (⁨לשון⁩) means tongue and language. It is said lashon, with the stress on shon.

What is a synonym for Lashon (⁨לשון⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Lashon (⁨לשון⁩) are ⁨שפה⁩.

What rhymes with Lashon (⁨לשון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Lashon (⁨לשון⁩) include ⁨מזון⁩, ⁨רצון⁩, ⁨צפון⁩, ⁨חלבון⁩, ⁨זיכרון⁩, and ⁨מלון⁩.

Is Lashon (⁨לשון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Lashon (⁨לשון⁩) is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and its plural is ⁨לְשׁוֹנוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לשון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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