שְׁתִיקָה, (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 &c. Ab. III, 13, v. סְיָיג. Pes. 99ᵃ יפה ש׳ לחכמים וכ׳ silence becometh the wise, how much more the stupid; Treat. Der. Er. Zuṭṭa ch. VII. Sot. 39ᵃ (ref. to Neh. VIII, 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).