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. Noah Webster's 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. Int. 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).

Multi-Version 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)