3802. katheph
Berean Strong's 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

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to clothe or to cover

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5606 ὦμος (omos): Refers to the shoulder, used in the New Testament in similar contexts of bearing burdens or authority.

Usage: The Hebrew word "katheph" primarily refers to the shoulder or shoulder blade. It is used in the Bible to describe the physical part of the body, as well as metaphorically to indicate strength, burden-bearing, or support. The term can also refer to the side of something, such as a mountain or structure.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the shoulder was often seen as a symbol of strength and the ability to bear burdens. It was common for people to carry loads on their shoulders, and this imagery is frequently used in the Bible to convey the idea of carrying responsibilities or burdens. The shoulder was also considered a place of honor, as seen in the practice of placing a mantle or garment on someone's shoulders as a sign of authority or blessing.

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).

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.

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
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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.
















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