Words the Bible translates as put to silence
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- phimoōφιμόωto muzzle an animal: to strap its mouth shut so it cannot eat or bite while it works
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- to force into silence: to stop a mouth as if clamping a muzzle on it, whether by argument, by shame, or by authoritative command
- alamאָלַםto be speechless: to have the mouth shut so that no words come out, whether struck mute or refusing to open it
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- to bind cut grain into sheaves
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