Words the Bible translates as be silent
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ḥareshחָרֵשׁto be silent: to hold one's peace, say nothing, or be unresponsive like a deaf person
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- to cut into a hard surface: to engrave, to plow, or to shape raw material, and from there to work out a scheme in the mind
- siōpaōσιωπάωto be silent: to make no sound where a voice could be heard, most often the deliberate silence of someone who could speak and says nothing
- sigaōσιγάωto be silent: to stop speaking, or to keep a matter unspoken
- damamדָּמַםto fall still: to cease speaking or moving, and so to grow silent, stand motionless, or be brought to an end
- ḥashahחָשָׁהto hold one's peace: to keep silent, or to stay still and do nothing
- hasahהַסHush!: a clipped order to stop talking at once, and the act of hushing someone into silence.
- sakhatסָכַתbe silentnot studied yet
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