tongue

«tongue» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the soft, movable part inside your mouth that you use to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a tongue, tongues)

meaning for a pupil

1) The tongue is the soft, movable part inside your mouth that you use to taste, eat and speak. tree →

2) A tongue is a language: «mother tongue». tree →

3) A tongue of a shoe is the flap under the laces. tree →

4) A tongue of fire or land is a long, thin shape like a tongue. tree →

5) To give tongue means to bark or howl loudly, as hunting dogs do when they have found a scent. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "tongue" often means a language, as in the nations spreading after their tongues. In Job and the Psalms it is the tongue as speech, which can be false, deceitful or sharp as a razor. Interpretation: The peoples of Genesis 10 are counted by their languages, which tradition sees as leading into the story of Babel. The rabbis warn that harmful speech is a serious sin. In the primary lessons: In science lessons, the tongue is covered with taste buds that sense sweet, salty, sour, bitter and savoury (umami). It also moves food and helps make sounds for speech. In manners, sticking out your tongue is rude. Phrases: «hold your tongue» (stay quiet), «on the tip of my tongue» (almost remembered), «tongue-twister», «bite your tongue» (stop yourself saying something), «tongue in cheek» (joking).

examples

• These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations. (Torah GEN.10.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. (Torah GEN.10.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. (Torah GEN.10.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Is there injustice on my tongue? (Writings JOB.6.30, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou lovest all devouring words, the deceitful tongue. (Writings PSA.52.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. (Writings PSA.52.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Your tongue helps you taste food. tree →
• Don't stick your tongue out — it's rude. tree →
• The doctor looked at my tongue. tree →
• Her name is on the tip of my tongue. tree →
• «She sells seashells» is a tongue-twister. tree →
• French is his mother tongue. tree →
• Pull the tongue of your shoe up before you tie the laces. tree →
• A dog cools down by hanging out its tongue. tree →
• Strike first and then give tongue. tree →

note

Spelled «tongue» (said «tung»); the «ue» is silent. Myth: the «tongue map» (each taste only in one zone) is wrong — all parts of the tongue can taste all tastes.

In the corpora

• These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
• These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
• The spirit of the LORD spoke by me, and His word was upon my tongue.
• For with stammering lips and with a strange tongue shall it be spoken to this people;
• The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tongue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.