'Silent' in the Bible
And sons of the prophets who are in Beth-El come out unto Elisha, and say unto him, 'Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, 'I also have known -- keep silent.'
And sons of the prophets who are in Jericho come nigh unto Elisha, and say unto him, 'Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, 'I also have known -- keep silent.'
And they say one unto another, 'We are not doing right this day; a day of tidings it is, and we are keeping silent; and -- we have waited till the light of the morning, then hath punishment found us; and now, come and we go in and declare to the house of the king.'
And the people have kept silent, and have not answered him a word, for the command of the king is, saying, 'Do not answer him.'
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Bible Theasaurus
- Dumb (38 instances)
- Dumb (38 instances)
- Hushed (3 instances)
- Implied (2 instances)
- Mute (29 instances)
- Silent (144 instances)
- Understood (92 instances)