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# quiver

«quiver» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To shake slightly and quickly: «Her lip quivered.»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (quiver, quivers, quivered, quivering); noun (a quiver, quivers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To shake slightly and quickly: «Her lip quivered.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#m1)

2) (noun) A slight trembling movement or sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#m2)

3) (noun) A case for carrying arrows, worn on the back or hip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A case for carrying arrows; Isaac's son Esau is told to take his quiver and bow to hunt game. In the primary lessons: In stories, quivering shows fear, cold or strong feeling (a quivering lip before crying, quivering whiskers). In history lessons, archers such as Robin Hood carried arrows in a quiver. In science, a plucked string quivers to make sound.

### examples

- Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison; (Torah GEN.27.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x1)
- The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin. (Writings JOB.39.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x2)
- Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. (Prophets JER.5.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x3)
- He hath caused the arrows of His quiver to enter into my reins. (Writings LAM.3.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x4)
- Her lip quivered as she tried not to cry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x5)
- The Mole's whiskers quivered with excitement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x6)
- Robin Hood pulled an arrow from his quiver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x7)
- The leaves quivered in the breeze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x8)
- A quiver of fear ran down his back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x9)
- The plucked string quivered and hummed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x10)
- Across his back dangled a long fringed quiver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/#x11)

### note

Regular verb: quivered. Similar: tremble, shiver, shudder. The arrow case is also a quiver: «a quiver of arrows».

### In the corpora

- [And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.448/)
- [Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.152/)
- [The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1083/)
- [He hath caused the arrows of His quiver to enter into my reins.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/LAM.66/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «quiver» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quiver/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.