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Shuttle

/SHUT-ul/

Summary

The weaver's implement that carries thread back and forth, used as an emblem of the swiftness of human life.

☩Description and Symbolism

The shuttle is the well-known weaver's implement that carries thread across the loom, mentioned as early as Job's time. Job uses it as an emblem of swiftness: 'My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle.' The rapid movement of the shuttle back and forth vividly pictures how quickly our days pass.

Key verses:Job 7:6

Related Verses1 mention

Job· 1 verse

7:6

References

  1. 1.George Morrish, "Shuttle," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Shuttle," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  3. 3.James Orr (ed.), "Shuttle," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).