שתיקה

שְׁתִיקָהf. (שָׁתַק) silence. Yeb.87b, a. fr. ש׳ כהודאה דמיא silence is tantamount to admission. Zeb.115b פעמים … על הש׳וכ׳ at times one keeps silence and is rewarded for his silence, at times one speaks Ab. III, 13, v. סְיָיג. Pes.99a יפה ש׳ לחכמיםוכ׳ silence becometh the wise, how much more the stupid; Treat. Der. Er. Zuṭṭa ch. VII. Sot.39a (ref. to Neh. 8:5) אין עמידה אלא ש׳ standing means being silent; a. fr.Y.Ḥag.II, 78a; Tosef. ib. II, 12; Bets.20b מה זו ש׳ what does silence mean? (i. e. better be silent).