אַשְׁפָּהʼashpâh

אַשְׁפָּה: quiver for arrows (Job 39:23; Isaiah 22:6; Psalms 127:5; Isaiah 49:2; Lamentations 3:13)

Pronunciation: ash-paw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H827

Meanings

אַשְׁפּה: quiver, see under the word, p.80

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Job 39:23 The arrows rattle against it, and the spear and javelin flash.
  • Psalms 127:5 How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.
  • Isaiah 22:6 Elamites are the archers, with their chariots and charioteers. The men of Kir hold up the shields.
  • Isaiah 49:2 He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver.
  • Jeremiah 5:16 Their weapons are deadly; their warriors are mighty.
  • Lamentations 3:13 He shot his arrows deep into my heart.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).