כָּתֵף

ka.tephNoun (Feminine)H3802

shoulder

From: from an unused root meaning to clothe;

Short Definition

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

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. shoulder, shoulder-blade, side, slope 1a) shoulder, shoulder-blade (of man) 1b) shoulder, shoulder-pieces (of animals) 1c) side, slope (of mountain) 1d) supports (of laver)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

58 times

Appears 58 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezk
17
Exodus
12
Joshua
8
1 Kings
4
Isaiah
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 15:15
  • Exodus 27:14
  • Exodus 39:20
  • Ezk 40:41
  • Judges 16:3

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.