Bible Dictionary: Quiver

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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Quiver

a box made for the purpose of holding arrows. (Genesis 27:3) There is nothing in the Bible to indicate either its form or material, or in what way it was carried.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The sheath for arrows. The Hebrew word (aspah) thus commonly rendered is found in Job 39:23; Psalm 127:5; Isaiah 22:6; 49:2; Jeremiah 5:16; Lamentations 3:13. In Genesis 27:3 this word is the rendering of the Hebrew teli, which is supposed rather to mean a suspended weapon, literally "that which hangs from one", i.e., is suspended from the shoulder or girdle.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Nimble; active.

2. (v. i.) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.

3. (n.) The act or state of quivering; a tremor.

4. (n.) A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

QUIVER

kwiv'-er (ashpah, teli; pharetra (Sirach 26:12)): A case or sheath for carrying arrows, a part of the ordinary equipment of the warrior, both foot-soldier and charioteer (Job 39:23 Isaiah 22:6), and also of the huntsman (Genesis 27:3). Figuratively of a group in passages where children (Psalm 127:5) or prophets of Yahweh (Isaiah 49:2) are spoken of as arrows. Arrows are called bene 'ashpah, "sons of the quiver" (Lamentations 3:13). By identifying the arrows with the death they produce, the quiver is likened to an open grave (Jeremiah 5:16).

Greek

5141. tremo -- to tremble (esp. with fear)
... 5141 -- properly, (with dread), ie shake and quiver from fear (J. Thayer).
Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to tremble (esp. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8522. teli -- a quiver (with its arrows)
... 8521, 8522. teli. 8523 . a quiver (with its arrows). Transliteration:
teli Phonetic Spelling: (tel-ee') Short Definition: quiver. ...
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827. ashpah -- a quiver (for arrows)
... 826, 827. ashpah. 828 . a quiver (for arrows). Transliteration: ashpah
Phonetic Spelling: (ash-paw') Short Definition: quiver. Word ...
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6750. tsalal -- to tingle, quiver
... tsalal. 6751 . to tingle, quiver. Transliteration: tsalal Phonetic Spelling:
(tsaw-lal') Short Definition: tingle. Word Origin a prim. ... quiver, tingle. ...
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7264. ragaz -- to be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited ...
... 7263, 7264. ragaz. 7265 . to be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed.
Transliteration: ragaz Phonetic Spelling: (raw-gaz') Short Definition: tremble ...
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5128. nua -- to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
... nua. 5129 . to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter. Transliteration: nua Phonetic
Spelling: (noo'-ah) Short Definition: wander. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7477. raal -- to quiver, shake, reel
... 7476, 7477. raal. 7478 . to quiver, shake, reel. Transliteration: raal Phonetic
Spelling: (raw-al') Short Definition: brandished. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3415. yara -- to quiver
... yara. 3416 . to quiver. Transliteration: yara Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-rah') Short
Definition: trembles. ... root Definition to quiver NASB Word Usage trembles (1). ...
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5130. nuph -- to move to and fro, wave, sprinkle
... A primitive root; to quiver (ie Vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in
a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing ...
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6426. palats -- to shudder
... tremble. A primitive root; properly, perhaps to rend, ie (by implication) to quiver --
tremble. 6425, 6426. palats. 6427 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Psalm XI.
... 2. "For, lo, sinners have bent the bow, they have prepared their arrows in the quiver,
that they may in the obscure moon shoot at the upright in heart" (ver.2 ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xi.htm

A New Kind of King
... All were in a quiver of expectation; and knowing that, Jesus Christ originates this
scene by His act of sending the two disciples into the village over against ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/a new kind of king.htm

The Debt of Irenæus to Justin Martyr
... But from the time of His coming the might of the quiver was captured, the land of
the Jews was given over into subjection to the Romans, and they had no longer ...
/.../the demonstration of the apostolic preaching/ii the debt of irenaeus.htm

A Strange Battle
... He is not the wisest of men who, facing all that life may bring and take away, all
that it must bring and take away, knows no quiver of nameless fear, but ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a strange battle.htm

Letter i. To Innocent.
... bound by the hair to a stake, her whole body is fixed more firmly than ever on the
rack; fire is brought and applied to her feet; her sides quiver beneath the ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter i to innocent.htm

The Massacre
... Boy as he was, he had fought like a hero. He carried a drawn sword in his
hand, and a bow and quiver were slung over his back. Now ...
/.../chapter xxxiii the massacre.htm

The Apology of Aristides as it is Preserved in the History of ...
... They represent Apollo also as a jealous god, and besides as the master of the bow
and quiver, and sometimes of the lyre and flute, and as divining to men for ...
/.../kay/the apology of aristides the philosopher/the apology of aristides as.htm

The Spirit of Power
... What would Elisha have done if he had had the quiver in his hand? ... Joash had
an unused quiver full of arrows, and he only smote thrice. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the spirit of power.htm

Under his Shadow.
... to Isaiah 49:2:""And He hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of
His hand hath He kid me, and made me a polished shaft; in His quiver hath He ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/till he come/under his shadow.htm

Creation's Groans and the Saints' Sighs
... is misery on the land; and into the highest palaces as well as the poorest cottages,
death, the insatiable, is shooting his arrows, while his quiver is still ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 14 1868/creations groans and the saints.htm

Thesaurus

Quiver (9 Occurrences)
... person. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. QUIVER. kwiv ... Arrows are called bene
'ashpah, "sons of the quiver" (Lamentations 3:13). By identifying ...
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Quivered (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp. & pp) of Quiver. 2. (a.) Furnished with, or carrying,
a quiver. 3. (a.) Sheathed, as in a quiver. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/q/quivered.htm - 7k

Archery
... The arrows, "the sons of his quiver" (Lamentations 3:13 margin, the Revised Version
(British and American) "shafts"), were ordinarily, of course, carried in ...
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Kir (11 Occurrences)
... 4. Soldiers of Kir in Assyrian Army: The mention of Elam as taking the quiver, and
Kir as uncovering the shield, apparently against "the valley of the vision ...
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Shield (65 Occurrences)
... WEB YLT NAS RSV NIV). Job 39:23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering
spear and the shield. (KJV WBS). Psalms 3:3 But you ...
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Bow (248 Occurrences)
... The arrows were carried in a quiver (Genesis 27:3; Isaiah 22:6; 49:2; Psalm
127:5). They were apparently sometimes shot with some burning material attached ...
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Quake (23 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet
land, or from violent convulsion of any kind; as, the earth quakes; the ...
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Quits (1 Occurrence)

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Venison (10 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Genesis 27:3 Now therefore, please take your weapons,
your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison. ...
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Bible Concordance

Quiver (9 Occurrences)

Genesis 27:3 Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 39:23 The quiver rattles against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 127:5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won't be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 22:6 Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 49:2 and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 5:16 Their quiver is an open tomb, they are all mighty men.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Lamentations 3:13 He has caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my kidneys.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nahum 2:3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress'spears are brandished.
(See JPS)

Habakkuk 3:16 I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Quiver

Quiver for Arrows

Related Terms

Quivered (1 Occurrence)

Archery

Kir (11 Occurrences)

Shield (65 Occurrences)

Bow (248 Occurrences)

Quake (23 Occurrences)

Quits (1 Occurrence)

Venison (10 Occurrences)