Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Dumb

King James Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Dull
Next Entry
Dung
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

DUMB, a. Dum.

1. Mute silent not speaking.

I was dumb with silence I held my peace. Psalms 34 .

2. Destitute of the power of speech unable to utter articulate sounds as the dumb brutes. The asylum at Hartford in Connecticut was the first institution in America for teaching the deaf and dumb to read and write.
3. Mute not using or accompanied with speech as a dumb show dumb signs.

To strike dumb, is to confound to astonish to render silent by astonishment or it may be, to deprive of the power of speech.

DUMB, To silence.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Dumb'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​d/dumb.html.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile