KJV dictionary & concordance
Not speaking, sounding, or answering; quiet or restrained from expression.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 2:9
Complete exact-word concordance
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
He will keepe the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall bee silent in darkenesse; for by strength shall no man preuaile.
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
O my God, I crie in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
1611 marginal noteHeb. there is no silence to me.
UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
¶ Vnto thee will I cry, O LORD, my rocke, be not silent to mee: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that goe downe into the pit.
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
To the end that my glory may sing prayse to thee, and not be silent: O LORD my God, I will giue thankes vnto thee for euer.
1611 marginal noteThat is, my tongue, or my soule.
Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
Let mee not be ashamed, O LORD, for I haue called vpon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the graue.
1611 marginal noteOr, let them be cast off for the graue.
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darknes, O daughter of the Caldeans: for thou shalt no more be called the Ladie of kingdomes.
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
Why doe wee sit still? assemble your selues, and let vs enter into the defenced cities, and let vs be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put vs to silence, and giuen vs waters of gall to drink, because we haue sinned against the LORD.
1611 marginal noteOr, poyson.
1611 marginal noteCha.9.15. dan. 23.15.
Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised vp out of his holy habitation.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the habitation of his holines.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Not speaking; mute. […] Habitually taciturn; speaking little; not inclined to much talking; not loquacious.
