TBESH · H0481
אָלַם · a.lam · be dumb
1) to bind 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be dumb 1a2) to be bound 1b) (Piel) binding (part.)
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a.lam H481
אָלַם (a.lam) means “be dumb” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
אָלַם Hebrew · H481 9 tagged occurrences in 9 verses
Pronunciation guide: aw-lam' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied
KJV glosses: bind, be dumb, put to silence.
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How translators render H481
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and became speechless | 1 |
| and you will be silent | 1 |
| be mute | 1 |
| be silenced | 1 |
| i have become mute | 1 |
| i was speechless | 1 |
| is silent | 1 |
| mute | 1 |
| were binding | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| i was dumb | 2 |
| and be no more dumb | 1 |
| and i became dumb | 1 |
| and i was no more dumb | 1 |
| be put to silence | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
| is dumb | 1 |
| that thou shalt be dumb | 1 |
Verses containing H481
Page 1 of 1. 9 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 37:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”
Read word by word - Psalms 31:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.19
- Psalms 39:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 39.3
- Psalms 39:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 39.10
- Isaiah 53:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 3:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 24:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
Read word by word - Ezekiel 33:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the evening before the fugitive arrived, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.
Read word by word - Daniel 10:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
While he was speaking these words to me, I set my face toward the ground and became speechless.
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