אָלַם ʼâlam

Hebrew · Strong's H481 · pronounced aw-lam' · used 9 times in 9 verses

Meaning

to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied

In the King James Version: bind, be dumb, put to silence.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Genesis 37:7 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.”
Psalms 31:18 May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
Psalms 39:2 I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
Psalms 39:9 I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
Isaiah 53:7 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.
Ezekiel 3:26 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.
Ezekiel 24:27 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.”
Ezekiel 33:22 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.
Daniel 10:15 While he was speaking these words to me, I set my face toward the ground and became speechless.