mach.som denotes a restraint on speech in the setting of deliberate silence.

The sole attested use places mach.som in a statement of becoming silent and withholding speech, indicating a restraint connected with silence.

1. Restraint in keeping silent · dominant

   In Psalm 39:2, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the speaker's statement of becoming silent and keeping silent; the APB renders the verse, "I became dumb with silence; I kept silent from good, and my pain was stirred."

   Psalm 39:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 39:2, the APB presents the surrounding statement through "silence" and "I kept silent,".