Muteness

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Exodus 4:11 Ezekiel 3:26 Ezekiel 24:27 Ezekiel 33:22 Daniel 10:15 Psalm 31:18 Psalm 39:2 39:9 Isaiah 53:7 Acts 8:32 Proverbs 31:8  Isaiah 56:10  Isaiah 35:6  Habakkuk 2:18-19  1 Corinthians 12:2

In the New Testament muteness is either not explained ( Mark 7:32 ,Mark 7:32, 7:37 ) or else attributed to demons ( Matthew 9:32;  Matthew 12:22;  Mark 9:17 ,Mark 9:17, 9:25;  Luke 11:14 ). An exception is Zechariah's muteness ( Luke 1:20 ,Luke 1:20, 1:22 ) which served as a sign of the truthfulness of Gabriel's message as well as a punishment for Zechariah's unbelief.

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.