from natural infirmity ( Exodus 4:11 ); not knowing what to say ( Proverbs 31:8 ); unwillingness to speak ( Psalms 39:9 ; Leviticus 10:3 ). Christ repeatedly restored the dumb ( Matthew 9:32 Matthew 9:33 ; Luke 11:14 ; Matthew 12:22 ) to the use of speech.

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.