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mut´ẽr (הגה, hāghāh ; ): An onomatopoetic word, used of the growling of a lion , of the “mourning†of a dove , or of the human voice, whether speaking inarticulately or articulately (, “The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom†compare ; , etc.). Hence, it is only the context that can give to hāghāh the meaning “mutter.†No such meaning can be gathered from the context of , and, in fact, the open shamelessness of the sinners seems to be in point. So the verse should be rendered, “Your lips have spoken lies, your tongue uttereth wickedness.†In hāghāh describes the tone of voice used by the necromancers in uttering their formulas, “that chirp and that mutter.†That this tone was subdued and indistinct is quite probable. See PEEP.