וְנַכֵּהוּ בַלָּשׁוֹן
To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) · the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
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נָכָה H5221 to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
לָשׁוֹן H3956 the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
What does וְנַכֵּהוּ בַלָּשׁוֹן (venakkehu vallashon) mean in the Bible?
נָכָה · לָשׁוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "strike him with the tongue".
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