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silence

Meaning of “silence”

Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.

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35 occurrences34 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Judges 3:19

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Showing verses 31–34 of 34 · 35 word occurrences in this result

1 Timothy 2:12
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Timothy 2:12 · retained source text

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

1 Peter 2:15
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 2:15 · retained source text

For so is the will of God, that with well doing yee may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

Revelation 8:1
AND when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
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1611 witness · Revelation 8:1 · retained source text

¶ And when hee had opened the seuenth seale, there was silence in heauen about the space of halfe an houre.

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