Bolster:
The Hebrew word kebir, rendered "pillow" in 1Sa 19:13, 16, but in Revised Version marg. "quilt" or "network," probably means some counterpane or veil intended to protect the head of the sleeper. A different Hebrew word (meraashoth') is used for "bolster" (1Sa 26:7,11,16). It is rightly rendered in Revised Version "at his head." In Gen 28:11, 18 the Authorized Version renders it "for his pillows," and the Revised Version "under his head." In Eze 13:18, 20 another Hebrew word (kesathoth) is used, properly denoting "cushions" or "pillows," as so rendered both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.
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