still small voice



still small voice

One's conscience, as in I'd love to go but a still small voice tells me I really have to stay home and work. The term comes from the Bible (I Kings 19:12), where Elijah hears his own inner voice: "And after the earthquake a fire ... and after the fire a still small voice."
See also: small, still, voice

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emilianae-mee-LYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Luanaloo-AN-ə (English), loo-AH-nah (Italian)English, Italian, Portuguese
Goranka-Croatian, Serbian
Adelita-Spanish (Latin American)
Naji-Arabic
HeleenaHE-le:-nahFinnish