held his peace
2 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots
ص- م- ت (ṣ-m-t) — silent; be silent; silence
“held his peace” accounts for
1 of
20 occurrences of this root
(5%)
(ṣ-m-t) — silent; be silent; silence
“held his peace” accounts for 1 of 20 occurrences of this root (5%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
silence 25% hold my peace 20% silent 10% guarded 10% proclaim unceasingly 5% peace 5% i hold my peace 5% hold their peace 5% held his peace 5% he will not be silent 5% cease to 5%
س- ك- ت (s-k-t) — silent; silence
“held his peace” accounts for
1 of
3 occurrences of this root
(33%)
(s-k-t) — silent; silence
“held his peace” accounts for 1 of 3 occurrences of this root (33%)
Forms seen
Translation spectrum for this root
calm 67% held his peace 33%
See Also
Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots: