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Lexicon :: Strong's H3802 - kāṯēp̄

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כָּתֵף
Transliteration
kāṯēp̄
Pronunciation
kaw-thafe'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to clothe
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1059

Strong’s Definitions

כָּתֵף kâthêph, kaw-thafe'; from an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything:—arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x

The KJV translates Strong's H3802 in the following manner: side (34x), shoulders (22x), shoulderpieces (4x), undersetters (4x), corner (2x), arm (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x
The KJV translates Strong's H3802 in the following manner: side (34x), shoulders (22x), shoulderpieces (4x), undersetters (4x), corner (2x), arm (1x).

  1. shoulder, shoulder-blade, side, slope

    1. shoulder, shoulder-blade (of man)

    2. shoulder, shoulder-pieces (of animals)

    3. side, slope (of mountain)

    4. supports (of laver)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּתֵף kâthêph, kaw-thafe'; from an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything:—arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.
STRONGS H3802: Abbreviations
† כָּתֵף noun feminineExodus 27:15 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כַּתְפָּא, Arabic ); — absolute כ׳ Zechariah 7:11 +; construct כֶּתֶף 1 Kings 6:8 +, app. כָּתֵף Isaiah 11:14 (but regard as apposition, or read כֶּתֶף); suffix כְּתֵפִי Job 31:22; כְּתֵפָם 1 Chronicles 15:15; plural absolute כְּתֵפֹת Exodus 28:7 +, כְּתֵפוֺת 1 Kings 7:30, 34; construct כִּתְפֹת Exodus 28:12 +, כִּתְפוֺת Ezekiel 41:2 +; dual suffix כִּתֵפָיו Deuteronomy 33:12 + 3 times, כְּתֵפֶיהָ 1 Kings 7:34; —
1.
a. of man, shoulder, shoulder-blade (while שְׁכֶם, which see = neck and shoulders), כְּידוֺן נְחשֶׁת בֵּין כְּתֵפָיו 1 Samuel 17:6; compare figurative of י׳'s dwelling between the shoulders of Benjamin Deuteronomy 33:12 (see Dr); תִפּוֹל מִשִּׁכְמָה כְּתֵפִי Job 31:22 my shoulder-blade, from the shoulder let it fall; as support for burdens Judges 16:3; Ezekiel 12:6, 7, 12; Isaiah 46:7; Isaiah 49:22 (in figurative), Exodus 28:12; Numbers 7:9 (both P), 1 Chronicles 15:15; 2 Chronicles 35:3; compare מְרוּטָה כָּלכֿ׳ Ezekiel 29:18 every shoulder was rubbed bare (of Nebuchadnezzar's soldiers chafed by armour and toil); as aim of bird of prey Isaiah 11:14 (figurative); compare shoulder of Moab Ezekiel 25:9 (figurative, i.e. the side of M. exposed to invasion): Ezekiel 29:7b read probably כַּף (. Sm Co, compare Ezekiel 29:7a).
b. of beasts, Isaiah 30:6 (carrying), Ezekiel 34:21 (thrusting, in figure), סֹרָ֑רֶת כ׳ Zechariah 7:11 a refractory shoulder (refusing the yoke, figurative), so Nehemiah 9:29; of choice meat Ezekiel 24:4 (|| יָרֵךְ).
c. = shoulder-pieces (always plural) of ephod Exodus 28:7, 12, 25, 27 = Exodus 39:4; Exodus 39:7; Exodus 39:18; Exodus 39:20 (P).
2.
a. slope side, of mountain, כֶּתֶף יָםכִּֿנֶּרֶת Numbers 34:11, i.e. the mountain-slopes northeast of the lake, compare Joshua 15:8, 10, 11; Joshua 18:12, 13, 16, 18, 19 (all P).
b. opposite side(s), that is, of door or entrance, of tabernacle-court Exodus 27:14, 15 = Exodus 38:14, 15 (all P), of temple 1 Kings 6:8; 1 Kings 7:39 (3 times in verse) = 2 Chronicles 4:10; 2 Kings 11:11 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 23:10 (twice in verse); compare Ezekiel 40:18, 40 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 40:41, 44 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 41:2, 26; Ezekiel 46:19; Ezekiel 47:1, 2.
3. supports of the bases for the lavers beside the temple 1 Kings 7:30 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:34 (twice in verse).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

27:14; 27:15; 27:15; 28:7; 28:7; 28:12; 28:12; 28:12; 28:25; 28:27; 38:14; 38:15; 39:4; 39:7; 39:18; 39:20

Numbers

7:9; 34:11

Deuteronomy

33:12; 33:12

Joshua

15:8; 15:10; 15:11; 18:12; 18:13; 18:16; 18:18; 18:19

Judges

16:3

1 Samuel

17:6

1 Kings

6:8; 6:8; 7:30; 7:30; 7:34; 7:34; 7:34; 7:39

2 Kings

11:11

1 Chronicles

15:15; 15:15

2 Chronicles

4:10; 23:10; 35:3

Nehemiah

9:29

Job

31:22; 31:22

Isaiah

11:14; 11:14; 30:6; 46:7; 49:22

Ezekiel

12:6; 12:7; 12:12; 24:4; 25:9; 29:7; 29:7; 29:18; 34:21; 40:18; 40:40; 40:41; 40:44; 41:2; 41:2; 41:26; 46:19; 47:1; 47:2

Zechariah

7:11; 7:11

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