Quick Definition
quiver
Strong's Definition
a quiver or arrow-case
Derivation: perhaps (feminine) from the same as H825 (אַשָּׁף) (in the sense of covering);
KJV Usage: quiver.
TWOT Reference: 182a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אַשְׁפָּה (ash.pah) — quiver. 1) quiver (for arrows) 1a) of home, of God's instruments (fig.)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Containers | Weapons
quiver = long, narrow container ► for storing one's arrows Possibly a case for bow and arrows, cf. SAHD article p. 5.
Weapons
Collocation: בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּה
sons of the quiver > arrows literally: sons of the quiver; hence: = pointed missile, shot from a bow; slender and straight in shape and moving swiftly; ◄ made out of wood and/or iron; ► mainly used for hunting, in warfare, and occasionally for divination; ≈ symbol of aggression, affliction, and punishment
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַשְׁפָּה n.f. quiver for arrows base