Bible Dictionaries
Quaver
King James Dictionary
QUA'VER,
1. To shake the voice to utter or form sound with rapid vibrations, as in singing to sing with tremulous modulations of voice.
2. To tremble to vibrate.
The finger - moved with a quavering motion.
QUA'VER, n.
1. A shake or rapid vibration of the voice, or a shake on an instrument of music.
2. A note and measure of time in music, equal to half a crotchet or the eighth of a semibreve.
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Entry for 'Quaver'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/q/quaver.html.