◄ 3802. katheph ►
Lexicon katheph: Shoulder, side, shoulder blade Original Word: כָּתֵף Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: katheph Pronunciation: kah-TAYF Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-thafe') Definition: Shoulder, side, shoulder blade Meaning: the shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything Strong's Exhaustive Concordance arm, corner, shoulderpiece, side 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. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition shoulder, shoulder blade, side NASB Translation backs (1), flank (1), hands (1), next (1), shoulder (19), shoulders (7), side (26), sides (3), slope (4), slopes (1), supports (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs כָּתֵף noun feminineExodus 27:15 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כַּתְמָּא, 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 3t., כְּתֵפֶיהָ 1 Kings 7:34; — 1. a. of man, shoulder, shoulder-blade (while שְׁכֶם, q. v. = 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); כְּתֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָה תִמּוֺל 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; 2Chronicles 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 (ᵐ5. ᵑ6 Sm Co, compare va). 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 t. in verse) = 2Chronicles 4:10; 2 Kings 11:11 (twice in verse) = 2Chronicles 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). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to clothe or to cover. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1137 (dōron): While not a direct translation, this term can relate to offerings or gifts, which may be carried on the shoulder. • G3558 (omophorion): Refers to a shoulder garment or covering, similar to the concept of carrying something on the shoulder. • G3577 (omophoros): Pertains to something carried on the shoulder, aligning with the burden-bearing aspect of כָּתֵף. • G5606 (ōmos): Directly translates to "shoulder," closely aligning with the primary meaning of כָּתֵף. This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew word כָּתֵף, illustrating its various uses and significance in the biblical text. Usage: The word כָּתֵף is used in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, often referring to the physical shoulder of a person or an animal. It can also describe the sides or flanks of objects, such as mountains or structures. Context: • Physical Shoulder: In many instances, כָּתֵף is used to describe the shoulder of a person or an animal. For example, in Genesis 21:14, it is used to describe Hagar placing her child on her shoulder: "Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar's shoulders, and sent her away." • Symbolic Use: The shoulder can symbolize strength or burden-bearing. In Isaiah 9:6, the government is said to be upon the Messiah's shoulder, indicating authority and responsibility: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders." • Geographical Features: כָּתֵף is also used to describe the sides or slopes of geographical features, such as mountains. In Joshua 15:8, it refers to the side of a hill: "Then the boundary went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem)." • Architectural Elements: The term can describe parts of structures, such as the sides or flanks of buildings or altars. In Exodus 27:14, it refers to the sides of the courtyard of the Tabernacle: "The hangings on one side of the entrance shall be fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases." Forms and Transliterations בְכָתֵ֤ף בִּכְתֵפָ֥ם בַּכָּתֵ֑ף בַּכָּתֵ֖ף בכתף בכתפם הַכְּתֵפֹ֣ת הַכָּתֵ֑ף הַכָּתֵ֖ף הַכָּתֵ֣ף הכתף הכתפת וְכִתְפ֣וֹת וְכָתֵ֑ף וְלַכָּתֵ֣ף וְלַכָּתֵף֙ וּבְכָתֵף֙ ובכתף וכתף וכתפות ולכתף כְּ֭תֵפִי כְּתֵיפָ֖יו כְּתֵפ֔וֹת כְּתֵפֶֽיהָ׃ כְּתֵפָ֑יו כְּתֵפָֽיו׃ כְּתֵפֹ֣ת כְּתֵפֹ֥ת כְתֵפָ֖יו כְתֵפֹ֣ת כִּתְפ֖וֹת כִּתְפ֥וֹת כִּתְפֹ֣ת כִּתְפֹ֥ת כִתְפ֨וֹת כִתְפֹ֨ת כֶּ֙תֶף֙ כֶּ֣תֶף כֶּ֤תֶף כֶּ֥תֶף כֶּ֧תֶף כֶּ֨תֶף כָּתֵ֑ף כָּתֵ֖ף כָּתֵ֤ף כָּתֵ֥ף כָּתֵ֨ף כָתֵ֖ף כָתֵף֙ כתיפיו כתף כתפות כתפי כתפיה׃ כתפיו כתפיו׃ כתפת לְכֶ֣תֶף לַכָּתֵ֑ף לכתף מִכֶּ֤תֶף מִכֶּ֧תֶף מִכֶּ֨תֶף מכתף bak·kā·ṯêp̄ bakkaTef bakkāṯêp̄ ḇə·ḵā·ṯêp̄ ḇəḵāṯêp̄ bichteFam biḵ·ṯê·p̄ām biḵṯêp̄ām chaTef cheteFav cheteFot chitFot hak·kā·ṯêp̄ hak·kə·ṯê·p̄ōṯ hakkaTef hakkāṯêp̄ hakketeFot hakkəṯêp̄ōṯ kā·ṯêp̄ ḵā·ṯêp̄ kaTef kāṯêp̄ ḵāṯêp̄ kə·ṯê·p̄āw ḵə·ṯê·p̄āw kə·ṯê·p̄e·hā kə·ṯê·p̄î kə·ṯê·p̄ō·wṯ kə·ṯê·p̄ōṯ ḵə·ṯê·p̄ōṯ ke·ṯep̄ Ketef keteFav keteFeiha Ketefi keteFot keteiFav keṯep̄ kəṯêp̄āw ḵəṯêp̄āw kəṯêp̄ehā kəṯêp̄î kəṯêp̄ōṯ ḵəṯêp̄ōṯ kəṯêp̄ōwṯ kiṯ·p̄ō·wṯ ḵiṯ·p̄ō·wṯ kiṯ·p̄ōṯ ḵiṯ·p̄ōṯ kitFot kiṯp̄ōṯ ḵiṯp̄ōṯ kiṯp̄ōwṯ ḵiṯp̄ōwṯ lak·kā·ṯêp̄ lakkaTef lakkāṯêp̄ lə·ḵe·ṯep̄ leChetef ləḵeṯep̄ mik·ke·ṯep̄ mikKetef mikkeṯep̄ ū·ḇə·ḵā·ṯêp̄ ūḇəḵāṯêp̄ uvechaTef vechaTef vechitFot velakkaTef wə·ḵā·ṯêp̄ wə·ḵiṯ·p̄ō·wṯ wə·lak·kā·ṯêp̄ wəḵāṯêp̄ wəḵiṯp̄ōwṯ wəlakkāṯêp̄ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Exodus 27:14 HEB: אַמָּ֛ה קְלָעִ֖ים לַכָּתֵ֑ף עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֔ה NAS: The hangings for the [one] side [of the gate shall be] fifteen KJV: The hangings of one side [of the gate shall be] fifteen INT: cubits the hangings the side pillars their three Exodus 27:15 HEB: וְלַכָּתֵף֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔ית חְמֵ֥שׁ NAS: And for the other side [shall be] hangings KJV: And on the other side [shall be] hangings INT: side the other fif Exodus 28:7 HEB: שְׁתֵּ֧י כְתֵפֹ֣ת חֹֽבְרֹ֗ת יִֽהְיֶה־ NAS: two shoulder pieces joined KJV: It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined INT: two shoulder joined shall have Exodus 28:12 HEB: הָאֲבָנִ֗ים עַ֚ל כִּתְפֹ֣ת הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד אַבְנֵ֥י NAS: stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, KJV: stones upon the shoulders of the ephod INT: stones on the shoulder of the ephod stones Exodus 28:12 HEB: עַל־ שְׁתֵּ֥י כְתֵפָ֖יו לְזִכָּרֹֽן׃ ס NAS: on his two shoulders for a memorial. KJV: upon his two shoulders for a memorial. INT: on his two shoulders A memorial Exodus 28:25 HEB: וְנָתַתָּ֛ה עַל־ כִּתְפ֥וֹת הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־ NAS: [settings], and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, KJV: and put [them] on the shoulderpieces of the ephod INT: and put on the shoulder of the ephod about Exodus 28:27 HEB: עַל־ שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפ֨וֹת הָאֵפ֤וֹד מִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙ NAS: of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, KJV: them on the two sides of the ephod INT: of the two shoulder of the ephod the bottom Exodus 38:14 HEB: אַמָּ֖ה אֶל־ הַכָּתֵ֑ף עַמּוּדֵיהֶ֣ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֔ה NAS: The hangings for the [one] side [of the gate were] fifteen KJV: The hangings of the one side [of the gate were] fifteen INT: cubits about side pillars their three Exodus 38:15 HEB: וְלַכָּתֵ֣ף הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית מִזֶּ֤ה NAS: and so for the other side. On both KJV: And for the other side of the court INT: side the other he Exodus 39:4 HEB: כְּתֵפֹ֥ת עָֽשׂוּ־ ל֖וֹ NAS: attaching shoulder pieces for the ephod; it was attached KJV: They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple [it] together: INT: shoulder made attaching Exodus 39:7 HEB: אֹתָ֗ם עַ֚ל כִּתְפֹ֣ת הָאֵפֹ֔ד אַבְנֵ֥י NAS: And he placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, KJV: And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, INT: placed on the shoulder of the ephod stones Exodus 39:18 HEB: וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛ם עַל־ כִּתְפֹ֥ת הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־ NAS: [settings], and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod KJV: and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, INT: and put on the shoulder of the ephod about Exodus 39:20 HEB: עַל־ שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפֹ֨ת הָאֵפֹ֤ד מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙ NAS: of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, KJV: them on the two sides of the ephod INT: of the two shoulder of the ephod the bottom Numbers 7:9 HEB: הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ עֲלֵהֶ֔ם בַּכָּתֵ֖ף יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃ NAS: [objects, which] they carried on the shoulder. KJV: belonging unto them [was that] they should bear upon their shoulders. INT: of the holy on the shoulder carried Numbers 34:11 HEB: וּמָחָ֛ה עַל־ כֶּ֥תֶף יָם־ כִּנֶּ֖רֶת NAS: and reach to the slope on the east side KJV: and shall reach unto the side of the sea INT: and reach unto the slope of the Sea of Chinnereth Deuteronomy 33:12 HEB: הַיּ֔וֹם וּבֵ֥ין כְּתֵיפָ֖יו שָׁכֵֽן׃ ס NAS: And he dwells between His shoulders. KJV: long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. INT: the day between his shoulders dwells Joshua 15:8 HEB: הִנֹּ֗ם אֶל־ כֶּ֤תֶף הַיְבוּסִי֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶב NAS: of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite KJV: unto the south side of the Jebusite; INT: of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite the south Joshua 15:10 HEB: וְעָבַ֕ר אֶל־ כֶּ֧תֶף הַר־ יְעָרִ֛ים NAS: and continued to the slope of Mount KJV: and passed along unto the side of mount INT: and continued to the slope of Mount Jearim Joshua 15:11 HEB: הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־ כֶּ֣תֶף עֶקְרוֹן֮ צָפוֹנָה֒ NAS: proceeded to the side of Ekron KJV: went out unto the side of Ekron INT: the border to the side of Ekron northward Joshua 18:12 HEB: הַגְּבוּל֩ אֶל־ כֶּ֨תֶף יְרִיח֜וֹ מִצָּפ֗וֹן NAS: went up to the side of Jericho KJV: went up to the side of Jericho INT: the border to the side of Jericho the north Joshua 18:13 HEB: ל֗וּזָה אֶל־ כֶּ֤תֶף ל֙וּזָה֙ נֶ֔גְבָּה NAS: to Luz, to the side of Luz KJV: from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, INT: to Luz to the side of Luz the south Joshua 18:16 HEB: הִנֹּ֜ם אֶל־ כֶּ֤תֶף הַיְבוּסִי֙ נֶ֔גְבָּה NAS: of Hinnom, to the slope of the Jebusite KJV: of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi INT: of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite southward Joshua 18:18 HEB: וְעָבַ֛ר אֶל־ כֶּ֥תֶף מוּל־ הָֽעֲרָבָ֖ה NAS: It continued to the side in front KJV: And passed along toward the side over against INT: continued to the side front of the Arabah Joshua 18:19 HEB: הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־ כֶּ֣תֶף בֵּית־ חָגְלָה֮ NAS: continued to the side of Beth-hoglah KJV: passed along to the side of Bethhoglah INT: the border to the side of Beth-hoglah northward Judges 16:3 HEB: וַיָּ֖שֶׂם עַל־ כְּתֵפָ֑יו וַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙ אֶל־ NAS: then he put them on his shoulders and carried KJV: and all, and put [them] upon his shoulders, and carried them up INT: put on his shoulders and carried up 67 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3802 67 Occurrences bak·kā·ṯêp̄ — 2 Occ. biḵ·ṯê·p̄ām — 1 Occ. ḵā·ṯêp̄ — 2 Occ. ḵə·ṯê·p̄āw — 1 Occ. ḵə·ṯê·p̄ōṯ — 1 Occ. ḵiṯ·p̄ō·wṯ — 2 Occ. hak·kā·ṯêp̄ — 4 Occ. hak·kə·ṯê·p̄ōṯ — 1 Occ. kā·ṯêp̄ — 7 Occ. ke·ṯep̄ — 20 Occ. kə·ṯê·p̄āw — 2 Occ. kə·ṯê·p̄e·hā — 1 Occ. kə·ṯê·p̄î — 1 Occ. kə·ṯê·p̄ōṯ — 3 Occ. kə·ṯê·p̄āw — 1 Occ. kiṯ·p̄ōṯ — 5 Occ. lak·kā·ṯêp̄ — 1 Occ. lə·ḵe·ṯep̄ — 1 Occ. mik·ke·ṯep̄ — 5 Occ. ū·ḇə·ḵā·ṯêp̄ — 1 Occ. ḇə·ḵā·ṯêp̄ — 2 Occ. wə·ḵiṯ·p̄ō·wṯ — 1 Occ. wə·lak·kā·ṯêp̄ — 2 Occ.