Dumb
Dumb
(, illem; but in Hab 2:9, , silent; Gr. , which also signifies deaf, since the two defects generally accompany each other; also , speechless, Mar 7:37; Mar 9:17; Mar 9:25; , voiceless, Act 8:32; 1Co 12:2; 2Pe 2:16; and , Luk 1:20), has the following significations:
(1.) One unable to speak by reason of natural infirmity (Exo 4:11).
(2.) One unable to speak by reason of want of knowing what to say, or how to say it; what proper mode of address to use, or what reasons to allege in his own behalf (Pro 31:8).
(3.) One unwilling to speak (Psa 39:9). We have a remarkable instance of this venerating dumbness, or silence, in the case of Aaron (Lev 10:3), after Nadab and Abihu, his sons, were consumed by fire. “Aaron held his peace;” did not exclaim against the justice of God, I but saw the propriety of the divine procedure, and humbly acquiesced in it. Christ restored a man who was dumb from daemoniacal influence (Mat 9:32-33; Luk 11:14), and another who was both blind and dumb from the same cause (Mat 12:22). The man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech (Mar 7:32-35), whom Christ restored, was not dumb, nor probably deaf by nature, but was one who had a natural impediment to enunciation, or who, having early lost his hearing, gradually lost much of his speech, and had become a stammerer. Such an impediment is either natural, arising from what is called a bos, or ulcer, by which any one is, as we say, tongue-tied, or brought on when, from an early loss of hearing, the membrane of the tongue becomes rigid and unable to perform its office. SEE DEAF; SEE SILENCE.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Dumb
from natural infirmity (Ex. 4:11); not knowing what to say (Prov. 31:8); unwillingness to speak (Ps. 39:9; Lev. 10:3). Christ repeatedly restored the dumb (Matt. 9:32, 33; Luke 11:14; Matt. 12:22) to the use of speech.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Dumb
DUMB.See Deaf and Dumb.
Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels
Dumb
dum (, alam, , ‘illem, literally, tied in the tongue; , kophos): Used either as expressing the physical condition of speechlessness, generally associated with deafness, or figuratively as meaning the silence produced by the weight of God’s judgments (Psa 39:2-9; Dan 10:15) or the oppression of external calamity (Psa 38:13). As an adjective it is used to characterize inefficient teachers destitute of spirituality (dumb dogs, Isa 56:10). The speechlessness of Saul’s companions (Act 9:7) was due to fright; that of the man without the wedding garment was because he had no excuse to give (Mat 22:12). Idols are called mute, because helpless and voiceless (Hab 2:18, Hab 2:19; 1Co 12:2). The dumbness of the sheep before the shearer is a token of submission (Isa 53:7; Act 8:32).
Temporary dumbness was inflicted as a sign upon Ezekiel (Eze 3:26; Eze 24:27; Eze 33:22) and as a punishment for unbelief upon Zacharias (Luk 1:22). There are several cases recorded of our Lord’s healing the dumb (Mat 15:30; Mar 7:37; Luk 11:14, etc.). Dumbness is often associated with imbecility and was therefore regarded as due to demoniac possession (Mat 9:32; Mat 12:22). The evangelists therefore describe the healing of these as effected by the casting out of demons. This is especially noted in the case of the epileptic boy (Mar 9:17). The deaf man with the impediment in his speech (Mar 7:32) is said to have been cured by loosening the string of his tongue. This does not necessarily mean that he was tongue-tied, which is a condition causing lisping, not stammering; he was probably one of those deaf persons who produce babbling, incoherent and meaningless sounds. I saw in the asylum in Jerusalem a child born blind and deaf, who though dumb, produced inarticulate noises.
In an old 14th-century psalter dumb is used as a verb in Psa 39:1-13 : I doumbed and meked and was ful stille.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Dumb
Stricken of God
Exo 4:11; Luk 1:20; Luk 1:64
Miraculous healing of, by Jesus
Mat 9:32-33; Mat 12:22; Mat 15:30-31; Mar 7:37; Mar 9:17; Mar 9:25-26 Deafness
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Dumb
lit., “speechless” (a, negative, and laleo, “to speak”), is found in Mar 7:37; Mar 9:17, Mar 9:25. In the Sept., Psa 38:13.
lit., “voiceless, or soundless” (a, negative, and phone, “a sound”), has reference to voice, Act 8:32; 1Co 12:2; 2Pe 2:16, while alalos has reference to words. In 1Co 14:10 it is used metaphorically of the significance of voices or sounds, “without signification.” In the Sept. Isa 53:7.
denotes “blunted or dulled;” see DEAF.
from siope, “silence, to be silent,” is used of Zacharias’ “dumbness,” Luk 1:20. See PEACE (hold one’s).
Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
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Isa 35:6 (a) Israel has no song while they are scattered over the world, and are subject to the rule of other nations. Individuals have no song while they are oppressed with sin, and are servants of Satan. Then, when the Lord gives deliverance and salvation, the song begins in the heart, and the soul rejoices afresh.
Isa 53:7 (a) The Lord JESUS standing before His accusers would not reply to their accusations, for He was taking our place, He was our substitute. We were so very guilty that our substitute made no answer to His accusers. (See Act 8:32).
Isa 56:10 (a) False leaders of GOD’s people are described as dogs. They had no message for GOD’s people; they were false prophets; they were wicked leaders; and they failed either to warn Israel, or to encourage, or to help them back to GOD.
Eze 3:26 (a) The Spirit of GOD for bade the prophet to speak to the people. The silence of the prophet was due to the commandment of GOD, the Spirit, and not to any failure of his own. (See also Eze 24:17-18, where GOD released his tongue; see also Eze 33:22). Paul had a similar experience. (See Act 16:7).