Bible Dictionaries
Impediment in Speech
Holman Bible Dictionary
A disturbance of the vocal organs resulting in the inability to produce intelligible sounds (Mark 7:32 ). In Jesus' healing of a man who could “hardly talk” (NIV), the crowds recognized a fulfillment of Isaiah 35:5-6 .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Impediment in Speech'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/i/impediment-in-speech.html. 1991.