quiet
part of speech
adjective (quiet, quieter, quietest); noun (quiet — silence); verb (quiet, quiets, quieted — American; quieten — British)
meaning for a pupil
1) Making little or no noise: "a quiet voice". tree →
2) Peaceful, with not much happening: "a quiet street". tree →
3) Not talking much; shy: "a quiet boy". tree →
4) As a noun, silence and calm: "peace and quiet". tree →
5) As a verb, to make or become quiet. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means gentle and peaceful in character, not wild like a hunter. Later it also means calm and at rest, as a land with no war. Interpretation: Rashi explains the word as "complete" or sincere (tam), so Jacob is read as a plain, honest man who studied in tents, unlike clever Esau. In Chronicles a quiet kingdom is a gift of God's rest. In the primary lessons: In school: be quiet in the library and during tests; quiet places like hospitals, libraries and places of worship need low voices. In everyday life: "keep it quiet" means keep it secret. Phrases: be quiet, keep quiet, peace and quiet, quiet down, on the quiet.
examples
- And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. (Torah GEN.25.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet; (Writings JOB.21.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet; they break forth into singing. (Prophets ISA.14.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about. (Writings 2CH.20.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Please be quiet in the library. tree →
- The house was quiet at night. tree →
- She is quiet but very kind. tree →
- Speak in a quiet voice in the hospital. tree →
- I need some peace and quiet. tree →
- The class went quiet when the teacher came in. tree →
- It's a quiet street with little traffic. tree →
- Keep quiet about the surprise party. tree →
- But keep quiet or you will be sorry." tree →
note
Don't confuse "quiet" (no noise, two syllables) with "quite" (rather, one syllable) and "quit" (stop). Adverb: "quietly". Secrets that make you feel unsafe should not be kept quiet.
In the corpora
- The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet; they break forth into singing.
- And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
- O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet?
- For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
- Then were they glad because they were quiet, and He led them unto their desired haven.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «quiet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.