שְׁתֵק, שְׁתֵיק ch., with prefixed א: אִשְׁתּיק, אִישְׁ׳ same, 1) to be silent. Targ. Lev. X, 3. Targ. Job XIII, 5 מִשְׁתַּק תִּשְׁתְּקוּן (ed. Lag. מִשְׁתּוֹק; Ms. מַשְׁתּוֹקי Af.). Targ. I Sam. VII, 8 (ed. Wil. תַּשְׁתִּיק Af.). Targ. Ez. XXIV, 17; a. fr.—B. Mets. 37ᵇ האי דשְׁתִיקִי וכ׳ the reason why I was silent at the claim of both &c. Keth. 14ᵇ דקרו ליה ממזר וש׳ they called him a bastard, and he kept his peace; והאי דש׳ וכ׳ and the reason why he was silent &c. Shebu. 40ᵃ, a. e. מישהא … וש׳, v. שְׁהֵי. Ib. איכא דאמרי מישתא … וש׳ some say, he was just taking a drink, and kept silence (and in the meanwhile the reporter left). Ned. 77ᵃ א"ל אי׳ he said to him, he (Rab, did not say so, but) was silent (seemed to assent); אי׳ קאמרת או שתי קאמרת dost thou say, he kept silence, or dost thou say, he was taking a drink (and he may have decided differently after thou wast gone)?; [differ. vers., v. infra]. —2) to silence, quiet. Targ. Y. Num. XIII, 30. Targ. Ps. CXXXI, 2 (Bxt. שַׁתֵּיק׳ Pa.).
    Af. - אַשְׁתֵּיק 1) to be silent, v. supra. —2) intercb. with Pa. שַׁתֵּיק to silence, quiet. Targ. Job XI, 3 (Ms. Pa.). Targ. Ez. I, 24 מְשַׁתְּקָן (not מְשַׁתְ׳; some ed. Af.).—Keth. 104ᵇ אַשְׁתִּיקָן קאמרת או אַשְׁקְיָאן קאמרת (some ed. אִישְׁ׳) (in asking me, ‘did Rab say so’?) didst thou mean to say, ‘I will silence them’ (show them my disapproval), or didst thou mean to say, ‘I will give them to drink’ (show my approval)?; Ned. l. c. (Vers. in Asheri and Tosaf.). Ber. 33ᵇ מגונה … שַׁתּוּקֵי לא מְשַׁתְּקִינָן ליה he is blameworthy, but we do not stop him (in his prayer); a. e.
    Ithpa. - אִשְׁתַּתֵּק to become mute, still. Targ. Ps. XXXI, 18 Ms. (ed. Pe.). Targ. Y. I Ex. XV, 16.—Y. Taan. IV, 68ᵈ bot. ואינון בכיי ומִשְׁתַּתְּקִין וקיימין and they (the old men among his hearers) wept, and they were quieted (by Rabbi), and they (the assembly) rose.