Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.
2. (a.) Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason.
3. (a.) Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
4. (a.) Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
5. (a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
6. (v. t.) To deafen.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
DEAFdef (cheresh; kophos): Used either in the physical sense, or figuratively as expressing unwillingness to hear the Divine message (Psalm 58:4), or incapacity to understand it for want of spirituality (Psalm 38:13). The prophetic utterances were sufficiently forcible to compel even such to hear (Isaiah 42:18; Isaiah 43:8) and thereby to receive the Divine mercy (Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah 35:5).
The expression "deaf adder that stoppeth her car" (Psalm 58:4) alludes to a curious notion that the adder, to avoid hearing the voice of the charmer, laid its head with one car on the ground and stopped the other with the tip of its tail (Diary of John Manninghan, 1602). The adder is called deaf by Shakespeare (2 Hen VI, iii, 2, 76; Troilus and Cressida, ii, 2, 172). The erroneous idea probably arose from the absence of external ears. Physical deafness was regarded as a judgment from God (Exodus 4:11 Micah 7:16), and it was consequently impious to curse the deaf (Leviticus 19:14).
In New Testament times deafness and kindred defects were attributed to evil spirits (Mark 9:18). See DUMB.
Alex. Macalister
Greek
2974. kophos -- blunt, dull ... blunt, dull. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: kophos Phonetic Spelling:
(ko-fos') Short Definition: dumb,
deaf Definition: (lit: blunted) dumb, dull
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2974.htm - 6k4623. siopao -- to be silent
... from sige, which is rather a voluntary refusal or indisposition to speak, although
the terms are often used synonymously); to be dumb (but not deaf also, like ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2795. cheresh -- deaf... 2794, 2795. cheresh. 2796 .
deaf. Transliteration: cheresh Phonetic
Spelling: (khay-rashe') Short Definition:
deaf. Word Origin
... /hebrew/2795.htm - 6k 2790b. charash -- to be silent, dumb, speechless, or deaf
... 2790a, 2790b. charash. 2791 . to be silent, dumb, speechless, or deaf.
Transliteration: charash Short Definition: silent. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2790. charash -- to cut in, engrave, plow, devise
... altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, A primitive
root; to scratch, ie (by implication) to engrave, plough ...
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Library
The Deaf and Dumb Spirit.
... Book XIII. 5. The Deaf and Dumb Spirit. Now the father of the
epileptic"perhaps the angel to whom he had been allotted, if we ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/5 the deaf and dumb.htm
For a Deaf Man.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCXLIII. For a Deaf Man. 8.6.8.6 James Montgomery. For a Deaf
Man. To me, though neither voice nor sound,. From earth or air may come,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn ccxliii for a deaf.htm
The Deaf and Dumb.
... SERMON V. THE DEAF AND DUMB. ... And they bring unto Jesus one that was deaf, and had
an impediment in his speech; and they beseech Him to put His hand upon him. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/westminster sermons/sermon v the deaf and.htm
The Deaf and Dumb Man
... Strong Meat for Hungry Souls: The Gospel of St. Mark CHAPTER 7:31-37 THE
DEAF AND DUMB MAN. "And again He went out from the borders ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 7 31-37 the deaf and.htm
Deaf Ears and Stammering Tongues.
... SERMON XLVII. DEAF EARS AND STAMMERING TONGUES. ... S. Mark 7:37. "He hath done all things
well. He maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.". ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xlvii deaf ears and.htm
Healing of the Deaf and Dumb Demoniac. --The Charge of a League ...
... Section 161. Healing of the Deaf and Dumb Demoniac."The Charge of a League
with Beelzebub: a Visible Sign demanded."The Charge refuted. ...
/.../section 161 healing of the.htm
The Deaf Stammerer Healed and Four Thousand Fed.
... (Time: One Year Less One Week.) LXIX. The Deaf Stammerer Healed and Four
Thousand Fed. ^A Matthew 15:30-39; ^B Mark 7:32VIII.9. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lxix the deaf stammerer healed.htm
Be not Foolish, O My Soul, nor Become Deaf in the Ear of Thine ...
... Book IV Chapter XI Be not foolish, O my soul, nor become deaf in the ear
of thine heart? Be not foolish, O my soul, nor become ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xi be not foolish.htm
Influence of the Moon and Stars on Men.
... give heed to the very letter of the passage, and first let us inquire, how he who
has been cast into darkness and repressed by an impure and deaf and dumb ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/6 influence of the moon.htm
All the Miracles of Richard:
... Isabella: deaf for seven years: cured by praying at the saint's tomb. ... John:
deaf for ten years; cured by praying at the saint's tomb. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/all the miracles of richard .htm
Thesaurus
Deaf (22 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or
in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a
deaf man.
.../d/deaf.htm - 15kDumb (34 Occurrences)
... The deaf man with the impediment in his speech (Mark 7:32) is said to have
been cured by loosening the string of his tongue. This ...
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Mute (29 Occurrences)
... cause. 9. (n.) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life,
is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute. 10. ...
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Blind (91 Occurrences)
... Matthew 11:5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed,
the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached ...
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Lepers (8 Occurrences)
... Matthew 11:5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed,
the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached ...
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Preached (75 Occurrences)
... Matthew 11:5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed,
the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached ...
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Proclaimed (114 Occurrences)
... Matthew 11:5 "blind eyes receive sight, and cripples walk; lepers are cleansed,
and deaf ears hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the Good ...
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Cleansed (76 Occurrences)
... Matthew 11:5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed,
the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached ...
/c/cleansed.htm - 30k
Raised (267 Occurrences)
... Matthew 11:5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed,
the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached ...
/r/raised.htm - 35k
Tidings (169 Occurrences)
... Matthew 11:5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed,
and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good ...
/t/tidings.htm - 38k
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