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    Ivor

    EYE-vor

    Meaning

    Yew warrior; Bow warrior; Archer

    Norse/Welsh origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Ivor is a polished shaft in God's quiver — hidden in His hand, aimed with purpose, the bow warrior released at the appointed moment.

    Verses · King James Version

    “As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed.”

    Psalm 127:4-5

    “And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me.”

    Isaiah 49:2

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