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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.

2. (n.) Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part.

3. (n.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.

4. (n.) One of the elytra of an insect.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SCABBARD, SHEATH

skab'-ard, sheth.

See ARMOR, III, 5; WAR, 9.

SHEATH

sheth.

See SWORD.

Greek

2336. theke -- a receptacle
... a receptacle. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: theke Phonetic Spelling:
(thay'-kay) Short Definition: a scabbard, sheath, receptacle Definition ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5084. nadan -- a sheath
... 5083, 5084. nadan. 5085 . a sheath. Transliteration: nadan Phonetic
Spelling: (naw-dawn') Short Definition: sheath. Word Origin ...
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8593. taar -- a razor, sheath
... 8592, 8593. taar. 8594 . a razor, sheath. Transliteration: taar Phonetic
Spelling: (tah'-ar) Short Definition: sheath. Word Origin ...
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5085. nidneh -- a sheath.
... 5084, 5085. nidneh. 5086 . a sheath. Transliteration ... body. Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to nadan Definition a sheath. body ...
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Library

Ezekiel's Discourse
... the land of Israel; and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD: Behold,
I am against thee, and will draw forth my SWORD out of its sheath, and will cut ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/vi ezekiels discourse.htm

Meanwhile Florian Varillo had not Gone to Naples. ...
... conscience"coward fear. He was on his way to the station when he suddenly
discovered that he had lost the sheath of his dagger. A cold ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xxxi meanwhile florian varillo had.htm

The Same Night which Saw the Red Glare of the Burning Monastery ...
... "And the owner of this sheath"the sheath of the dagger ... "You will permit me to look
at this dagger-sheath"this proof on which you place so much reliance?". ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xxxvi the same night which.htm

Letter Xciii. (AD 408. )
... gentleness of love was to be not only kept in the heart, but also manifested openly:
in these the sword of Peter is called back into its sheath by Christ, and ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter xciii a d 408.htm

Betrayed by a Kiss.
... Peter and Philip asked Jesus, saying, "Lord, shall we smite with the sword?" Before
Jesus replied, Peter's sword flashed from its sheath and descended on the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/stead/king of the jews/chapter iv betrayed by a.htm

Meanwhile Cardinal Bonpre had once More Reached his Own Apartments ...
... Stooping to examine it, he saw it was the empty leathern sheath of a dagger. ...
Prince Pietro held up the dagger-sheath he had just found. ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xxx meanwhile cardinal bonpre had.htm

And Now we Can Turn at Last to See in Our Picture...
... Everything that is brilliant and beautiful is withdrawn and shrouded in the "bare
grain" when we strip off the sheath and hold it in our hand: everything has ...
/.../trotter/parables of the christ-life/section 5 and now we.htm

There is a Definite Moment at which the Seed is Ripe...
... Even its centre of gravity is so adjusted that, in falling from the sheath,
the germ is in the very best position for its future growth. ...
/.../trotter/parables of the christ-life/section 6 there is a.htm

Of Elaborate Dressing of the Hair in Other Ways, and Its Bearing ...
... which, you affix I know not what enormities of subtle and textile perukes; now,
after the manner of a helmet of undressed hide, as it were a sheath for the ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter vii of elaborate dressing of.htm

Divine Strictures on Various Heretics Descried in Various Passages ...
... either to exist or to be seen; so that they must blush with shame who affirm that
His flesh sits in heaven void of sensation, like a sheath only, Christ being ...
/.../ on the flesh of christ/chapter xxiv divine strictures on various.htm

Thesaurus

Sheath (11 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SCABBARD, SHEATH. skab'-ard, sheth. See ARMOR,
III, 5; WAR, 9. SHEATH. sheth. See SWORD. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Sheathed (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp. & pp) of Sheathe. 2. (a.) Provided with,
or enclosed in, sheath. 3. (a.) Invested by a sheath...
/s/sheathed.htm - 7k

Quiver (9 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary The sheath for arrows. ... 4. (n.) A case or sheath for arrows
to be carried on the person. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. QUIVER. ...
/q/quiver.htm - 11k

Scabbard (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger.
2. (vt) To put in a scabbard. Int. ... SCABBARD, SHEATH. skab'-ard, sheth. ...
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Unsheathe (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or
scabbard, as a sword. Multi-Version Concordance Unsheathe (4 Occurrences). ...
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Sword (427 Occurrences)
... Of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended
from the girdle (Exodus 32:27; 1 Samuel 31:4; 1 Chronicles 21:27; Psalm 149 ...
/s/sword.htm - 43k

She-asses (7 Occurrences)
She-asses. She-ass, She-asses. Sheath . Multi-Version Concordance She-asses
(7 Occurrences). ... (YLT). She-ass, She-asses. Sheath . Reference Bible.
/s/she-asses.htm - 8k

Warfare (18 Occurrences)
... In the Prophets, we find the commencement of war described as the drawing of the
sword from its sheath (Ezekiel 21:3), and the uncovering of the shield (Isaiah ...
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War (529 Occurrences)
... In the Prophets, we find the commencement of war described as the drawing of the
sword from its sheath (Ezekiel 21:3), and the uncovering of the shield (Isaiah ...
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Nativity (9 Occurrences)
... all, nor swaddled at all. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). Ezekiel 21:30 Shall
I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in ...
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Bible Concordance

Sheath (11 Occurrences)

John 18:11 Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 17:51 Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head therewith. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 20:8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 21:27 Yahweh commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into its sheath.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 47:6 Ho, sword of Jehovah, till when art thou not quiet? Be removed unto thy sheath, rest and cease.
(YLT NAS)

Ezekiel 21:3 and tell the land of Israel, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 21:4 Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 21:5 and all flesh shall know that I, Yahweh, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 21:30 Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your birth, will I judge you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Daniel 7:15 Pierced hath been my spirit -- I, Daniel -- in the midst of the sheath, and the visions of my head trouble me;
(YLT)

Habakkuk 3:9 You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Sheath

Related Terms

Sheathed (2 Occurrences)

Quiver (9 Occurrences)

Scabbard (6 Occurrences)

Unsheathe (4 Occurrences)

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She-asses (7 Occurrences)

Warfare (18 Occurrences)