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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CHATTER

chat'-er (tsaphaph): This word, which means to "peep," "twitter" or "chirp," as small birds do, is translated "chatter" only in Isaiah 38:14, "Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter."

See CHIRP.

Greek

945. battalogeo -- to stammer
... to stammer. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: battalogeo Phonetic Spelling:
(bat-tol-og-eh'-o) Short Definition: I chatter, utter empty words Definition: I ...
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2757. kenophonia -- empty talk
... worthless babble. Word Origin from kenos and phoneo Definition empty talk NASB
Word Usage empty chatter (2). chatter, empty talk. From a ...
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2980. laleo -- to talk
... to talk. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: laleo Phonetic Spelling:
(lal-eh'-o) Short Definition: I speak, say Definition: (I talk, chatter in classical ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6850. tsaphaph -- to chirp, peep
... chirp, chatter, peep, whisper. A primitive root; to coo or chirp (as a bird) --
chatter, peep, whisper. 6849, 6850. tsaphaph. 6851 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Chatter xviii. The Great Immigration.
... A HISTORY OF AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY. CHATTER XVIII. THE GREAT IMMIGRATION.
AT the taking of the first census of the United States ...
/.../a history of american christianity/chatter xviii the great immigration.htm

Meanwhile, Angela Sovrani was Detained in Her Studio by the ...
... XI. Meanwhile, Angela Sovrani was detained in her studio by the fascinating
company and bewildering chatter� Meanwhile, Angela ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xi meanwhile angela sovrani was.htm

Some of Your Learned Men Men, Too, who do not Chatter Merely ...
... Book III. 34 Some of your learned men " men, too, who do not chatter merely
because their� Some of your learned men [4021] "men ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/34 some of your learned.htm

A History of American Christianity
... CONFLICTS OF THE CHURCH WITH PUBLIC WRONGS. CHAPTER XVII. A DECADE OF CONTROVERSIES
AND SCHISMS. CHATTER XVIII. THE GREAT IMMIGRATION. CHAPTER XIX. ...
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Impressive Phrases
... B. bad, vicious, unwholesome, and distressing. babble, prate, chatter, and prattle.
barbarous, brutal, inhuman, and cruel. base, cowardly, abject, and hideous. ...
/.../kleiser/fifteen thousand useful phrases/section iv impressive phrases.htm

The Opinion of the Stoics Concerning God; of his Anger and ...
... excites such waves that it changes the condition of the mind, the eyes gleam, the
countenance trembles, the tongue stammers, the teeth chatter, the countenance ...
/.../chap v the opinion of the.htm

To the Philadelphians
... Lord Jesus Christ. I have been struck by his charming manner. ?^2 By being
silent he can do more than those who chatter. For he is ...
/.../richardson/early christian fathers/to the philadelphians.htm

Answered Prayer.
... If only the family altar were the meeting place between God and man, Atheists might
sneer and chatter, but they would never be able to cause our children to ...
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Letter xxvi. (Circa AD 1127) to the Same
... under the heaven; both a time to speak and a time to keep silence (Ecclesiastes
3:1-7). But when shall silence have its time, if our chatter shall occupy even ...
/.../some letters of saint bernard abbot of clairvaux/letter xxvi circa a d 1127.htm

The Judgment on the City
... and the unbaptised, while the men busied themselves with secular gossip, and the
women almost drowned the voice of the preacher with their chatter about their ...
/.../chapter vii the judgment on.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.

2. (v. i.) To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate.

3. (v. i.) To make a noise by rapid collisions.

4. (v. t.) To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly.

5. (n.) Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle.

6. (n.) Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.

Thesaurus

Chatter (5 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. CHATTER. ... Multi-Version Concordance Chatter (5 Occurrences). ...
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Godless (31 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 6:20 Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from
the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called ...
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Crane (2 Occurrences)
... The crane is mentioned twice in the Bible: once on account of its voice (Isaiah
38:14: "Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter"); again because of the ...
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Clap (11 Occurrences)
... 8. (vi) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. 9. (vi) To talk
noisily; to chatter loudly. 10. ... 14. (n.) Noisy talk; chatter. 15. ...
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Swallow (38 Occurrences)
... crevices. The swallows utter constantly a rather sweet low note; the swifts
chatter harshly and incessantly at their nests. These ...
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Empty (84 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 6:20 Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from
the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called ...
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Chattering (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chatter. 2. (n.) The act or
habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making inarticulate ...
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Ungodly (41 Occurrences)
... YLT NAS RSV NIV). 2 Timothy 2:16 But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed
further in ungodliness, (See NIV). Hebrews 12:16 lest ...
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Ungodliness (9 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). 2 Timothy 2:16 But shun empty chatter, for they
will proceed further in ungodliness, (WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV). ...
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Opposition (22 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 6:20 Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from
the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called ...
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Bible Concordance

Chatter (5 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 14:35 If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.
(WEB)

1 Timothy 6:20 Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

2 Timothy 2:16 But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 8:19 And when they say unto you, 'Seek unto those having familiar spirits, And unto wizards, who chatter and mutter, Doth not a people seek unto its God? -- For the living unto the dead!
(YLT)

Isaiah 38:14 I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security."
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Chatter

Related Terms

Godless (31 Occurrences)

Crane (2 Occurrences)

Clap (11 Occurrences)

Swallow (38 Occurrences)

Empty (84 Occurrences)

Chattering (2 Occurrences)

Ungodly (41 Occurrences)

Ungodliness (9 Occurrences)

Opposition (22 Occurrences)