Quiet
Quiet
kwet: Verb or adjective only in English Versions of the Bible, quietness being used for the noun. No special Hebrew or Greek words are represented, but in the Old Testament usually for some form or derivative of , shakat, be undisturbed (Jdg 18:7; compare Pro 1:33, , sha’ar, to loll, be at ease; Ecc 9:17, , nahath, quiet, be set on). For them that are quiet in the land, in Psa 35:20, see MEEK; POOR. For quiet prince in Jer 51:59, the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes chief chamberlain, margin quartermaster. Jacob was a quiet (, tam, gentle man (Gen 25:27, the King James Version plain). In the New Testament, it is the translation of , hesuchazo, to refrain from gossip or meddlesomehess: that ye study to be quiet: (1Th 4:11), and of , hesuchios, gentle: a meek and quiet spirit (1Pe 3:4; compare 1Ti 2:2).