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Dumb

From natural infirmity (Ex. 4:11); This unified study connects 4 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: Installed reference work

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Study at a glance

Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H0483, H1748, G0216, G0880, G2974, G4623
Hebrew
אִלֵּם · ʼillêm
Greek
ἄλαλος · álalos

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

דּוּמָם

H1748
Transliteration
dûwmâm
Pronunciation
doo-mawm'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

dumb, silent, quietly wait.

Lexicon definition

still

adverbially, silently

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

ἄφωνος

G0880
Transliteration
áphōnos
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
4

Glosses

dumb, without signification

Lexicon definition

voiceless, i.e. mute (by nature or choice)

figuratively, unmeaning

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

κωφός

G2974
Transliteration
kōphós
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
14

Glosses

deaf, dumb, speechless

Lexicon definition

blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

σιωπάω

G4623
Transliteration
siōpáō
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
10

Glosses

dumb, (hold) peace

Lexicon definition

properly, muteness, i.e. involuntary stillness, or inability to speak

and thus differing from G4602 (σιγή), which is rather a voluntary refusal or indisposition to speak, although the terms are often used synonymously)

to be dumb (but not deaf also, like 2974 properly)

figuratively, to be calm (as quiet water)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Dumb

From natural infirmity (Ex. 4:11); not knowing what to say (Prov. 31:8); unwillingness to speak (Ps. 39:9; Lev. 10:3). Christ repeatedly restored the dumb (Matt. 9:32, 33; Luke 11:14; Matt. 12:22) to the use of speech.

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources

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