אִלֵּםʼillêm

Same root

• אָלַםʼâlam · H481to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 4:11 Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord?
• Psalms 38:13 But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.
• Proverbs 31:8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.
• Isaiah 35:6 The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the wasteland.
• Isaiah 56:10 For the leaders of my people— the Lord’s watchmen, his shepherds— are blind and ignorant. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.
• Habakkuk 2:18 “What good is an idol carved by man, or a cast image that deceives you? How foolish to trust in your own creation— a god that can’t even talk!