Tongue in Hebrew is לָשׁוֹן (lashón).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לָשׁוֹן
lashón
noun · feminine
In English
tongue
/tʌŋ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for tongue as a noun.
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- לָשׁוֹןלשוןlashónfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word לָשׁוֹן.
- Written with vowel points
- לָשׁוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- לשון
- Said
- lashón
- Plural
- לְשׁוֹנוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- tongue, language
The Hebrew dictionary's page for לשון, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with tongue.
These words come before and after tongue in the list.
These are the questions people ask about tongue in Hebrew.
How do you say tongue in Hebrew?
tongue in Hebrew is לָשׁוֹן, said lashón. Without vowel points it is written לשון. Its plural is לְשׁוֹנוֹת.
Is לשון masculine or feminine?
The word לשון is feminine.
What else does לשון mean in English?
Besides tongue, לשון can mean language.
How is tongue pronounced in English?
tongue is pronounced /tʌŋ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry tongue and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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