H7282 H7282
Quiet ones; refers to peaceful, tranquil people of the land in Psalm 35:20, contrasted with the wicked
This adjective means 'quiet,' 'restful,' or 'peaceful,' appearing in Psalm 35:20 to describe the righteous who live peacefully in the land. David contrasts the wicked, who devise deceit 'against those who are quiet in the land'—people who aren't looking for trouble but are simply living faithful lives. These are the peaceable, the untroubled worshipers of Yahweh who get targeted precisely because of their quiet faithfulness. The term conveys both physical tranquility (not warlike or aggressive) and spiritual peace (trusting God, at rest). They represent an ideal of covenant life—settled, peaceful, godly existence.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Psalm 35:20 contrasts wicked schemers with their victims: 'For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit.' The phrase 'quiet ones of the land' (רִגְעֵי־אֶרֶץ) describes peaceable, righteous people who aren't agitators or troublemakers. Spanish 'los quietos de' (the quiet ones of) and German 'quiet people of' preserve the sense. These are worshipers living faithfully, yet the wicked target them—perhaps because their very peacefulness and trust in God condemn the wicked's schemes. The 'quiet ones' represent vulnerable righteousness that requires God's protection against malicious plotting. 1×
AR["هادِئي"]·ben["শান্ত-"]·DE["quiet-Leute-von"]·EN["quiet-ones-of"]·FR["paisible"]·heb["רגעי-"]·HI["शान्त-लोगों"]·IT["[רגעי]"]·jav["tiyang-tentrem"]·KO["조용한-자들"]·PT["os-quietos-da"]·RU["тихих"]·ES["los-quietos-de"]·SW["walio-kimya-wa"]·TR["sessiz-olanlara-"]·urd["خاموش-لوگوں"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† רָגֵעַ adj. restful, quiet, ψ 35:20 וְעַל רִגְעֵי־ אֶרֶץ דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֹת יַחְשֹׁבוּן, of the peaceful worshippers of י׳.