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Lexicon :: Strong's H3802 - kāṯēp̄

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כָּתֵף
Transliteration
kāṯēp̄
Pronunciation
kaw-thafe'
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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, bdb050905 Arabic bdb050906); — 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 (Greek Version of the LXX. Syriac Version 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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3802 matches the Hebrew כָּתֵף (kāṯēp̄),
which occurs 67 times in 58 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 27:14–Eze 40:40)

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:14 - “The curtains for one side [of the gate] shall be fifteen cubits with three pillars and three sockets.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:15 - “On the other side [of the gate] the curtains shall be fifteen cubits with three pillars and three sockets.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:7 - “It is to have two shoulder pieces joined to its two [back and front] ends, so that it may be joined together.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:12 - “You shall put the two stones on the [two] shoulder pieces of the ephod [of the high priest], as memorial stones for Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:25 - “The other two ends of the two cords you shall fasten in the two filigree settings in front, putting them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:27 - “You are to make two gold rings and attach them to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod in front, close to the place where it is joined, above the skillfully woven sash of the ephod.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:14 - The curtains for one side of the court gate were fifteen cubits, with their three support poles and their three sockets;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:15 - and the same for the other side [of the court gate]. Left and right of the court gate there were curtains of fifteen cubits; with their three support poles and their three sockets.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:4 - They made attaching shoulder pieces for the ephod; it was attached at its two [upper] edges.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:7 - And he put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to be memorial stones (a remembrance) for the sons of Israel (Jacob), just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:18 - They put the [other] two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:20 - Furthermore, they made two [other] gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at the front of it, close to the place where it is joined, above the woven sash of the ephod.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:9 - But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing, because they were assigned the care of the holy things which they carried on their shoulders [when the tabernacle was moved].
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:11 - the [eastern] boundary shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and shall descend and reach to the [fn]slope on the east of the Sea of Chinnereth [the Sea of Galilee];
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:12 -

Of Benjamin he said,

“May the beloved of the LORD [fn]dwell in safety by Him;

He shields and covers him all the day long,

And he dwells between His shoulders.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:8 - Then the border went up by the Valley of Ben-hinnom (son of Hinnom) at the southern slope of the Jebusite [city] (that is, Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:10 - The border went around west from Baalah to Mount Seir, and passed along to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh and then continued on through Timnah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:11 - The border proceeded to the slope [of the hill] of Ekron northward, then curved to Shikkeron and continued to Mount Baalah and proceeded to Jabneel. Then the border ended at the [Mediterranean] sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:12 - On the north side their border began at the Jordan, then it went up the slope of Jericho on the north, and up through the hill country westward, and it ended at the Beth-aven wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:13 - Then the border continued southward toward Luz, to the slope of Luz (that is, Bethel); then the border went down to Ataroth-addar, by the hill that lies south of lower Beth-horon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:16 - Then the border went down to the edge of the hill overlooking the Valley of Ben-hinnom (son of Hinnom), which is at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim; and it descended to the Valley of Hinnom, south to the slope of the Jebusite, and went on down to En-rogel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:18 - It continued to the north to the side opposite [Beth-] Arabah and went down to the Arabah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:19 - The border continued along to the north of the slope of Beth-hoglah; and the border ended at the northern bay of the Salt (Dead) Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:3 - But Samson lay [resting] until midnight, then at midnight he got up and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two door-posts, and pulled them up, [security] bar and all, and he put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of the hill which is opposite Hebron.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:6 - He had bronze shin protectors on his legs and a bronze [fn]javelin hung between his shoulders.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:8 -

The entrance to the lowest side chamber was on the right [or south] side of the house; and they would go up winding stairs to the middle [level], and from the middle to the third.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:30 - Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports [for a basin]. Beneath the basin were cast supports with borders at each side.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:34 - Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; the supports were part of the stand itself.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:39 - Then he placed the bases, five on the right [or south] side of the house and five on the left [or north] side; and he set the Sea [of cast metal] on the right side of the house toward the southeast.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:11 - And the guards stood, each man with weapons in his hand, from the right side to the left side of the temple area, by the altar [in the courtyard] and by the temple [proper], all around the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:15 - The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:10 - He set the Sea on the right side at the southeast corner [of the house].
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:10 - He stationed all the people around the king [as guards for him], every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side to the left side of the house (temple), by the altar and by the house.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:3 - To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD he said, “Put the holy ark in the house (temple) which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; it shall not be a burden [carried] on your shoulders any longer. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 -

And You admonished them and warned them to turn them back to Your law.

Yet they acted presumptuously and arrogantly and did not heed Your commandments, but sinned against Your ordinances,

Which by keeping, a man will live.

But they turned a stubborn shoulder, stiffened their neck, and would not listen.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:22 -

Then let my shoulder fall away from its socket,

And my arm be broken off at the elbow.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:14 -

Ephraim and Judah will [unite and] swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines toward the west;

Together they will plunder the sons (Arabs) of the east.

They will possess Edom and Moab,

And the sons of Ammon will be subject to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 -

A [mournful, inspired] oracle ([fn]a burden to be carried) concerning the beasts of the Negev (the South):

Through a land of trouble and anguish,

From [fn]where come lioness and lion, viper and [fiery] flying serpent,

They carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys

And their treasures on the humps of camels,

To a people (Egyptians) who cannot benefit them.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:7 -

“They lift it on their shoulders [in religious processions or into battle] and carry it;

They set it in its place and there it remains standing.

It cannot move from its place.

Even if one cries to it [for help], the idol cannot answer;

It cannot save him from his distress.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:22 -

This is what the Lord GOD says,

“Listen carefully, I will lift up My hand to the [Gentile] nations

And set up My banner to the peoples;

And they will bring your sons in the fold of their garments,

And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:6 - “As they look on, load the provisions and supplies on your shoulder and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:7 -

I did as I had been commanded. I brought out my provisions and supplies during the day, like the provisions and supplies of an exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my hands. I brought out my provisions and supplies in the dark, carrying it on my shoulder as they watched.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:12 - “The prince who is among them will load his provisions and supplies on his shoulder in the dark and go out. They will dig a hole through the wall to go out. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:4 -

Put in it the pieces [of meat],

Every good piece (the people of Jerusalem), the thigh and the shoulder;

Fill it with choice bones.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:9 - therefore, behold, I will deprive the flank of Moab of its cities which are on its frontiers, the glory of the land, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon and Kiriathaim.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:7 -

“When they (Israel) grasped you (Egypt) by the hand,

You broke and tore apart their hands;

When they leaned on you,

You broke and strained their backs.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:18 - “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army [fn]work hard [at My command] against Tyre; every [soldier’s] head became [fn]bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled [from carrying loads of dirt and stones for siege works]. Yet he had no wages from Tyre [in proportion to the time and labor expended during the siege], either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it [for Me].”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:21 - “Because you push with side and shoulder, and gore with your horns all those that have become weak and sick until you have scattered them away,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:18 - The pavement (that is, the lower pavement) was by the [fn]side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:40 - On the outer [fn]side, as one went up to the [fn]gateway toward the north, were two tables; and on the other [fn]side of the porch of the gate were two tables.

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