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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
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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

H3802

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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)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:14 - “The hangings on one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:15 - “And on the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:7 - “It shall have two shoulder straps joined at its two edges, and so it shall be joined together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:12 - “And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. So Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:25 - “and the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:27 - “And two other rings of gold you shall make, and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:14 - The hangings of one side of the gate were fifteen cubits long, with their three pillars and their three sockets,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:15 - and the same for the other side of the court gate; on this side and that were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:4 - They made shoulder straps for it to couple it together; it was coupled together at its two edges.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:7 - He put them on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:18 - The two ends of the two braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:20 - They made two other gold rings and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:9 - But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:11 - ‘the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:12 - Of Benjamin he said:

“The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by Him,
Who shelters him all the day long;
And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:8 - And the border went up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley of Rephaim[fn] northward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:10 - Then the border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to Timnah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:11 - And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border went around to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and extended to Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:12 - Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward; it ended at the Wilderness of Beth Aven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:13 - The border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Bethel) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth Addar, near the hill that lies on the south side of Lower Beth Horon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:16 - Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is in the Valley of the Rephaim[fn] on the north, descended to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite city on the south, and descended to En Rogel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:18 - Then it passed along toward the north side of Arabah,[fn] and went down to Arabah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:19 - And the border passed along to the north side of Beth Hoglah; then the border ended at the north bay at the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:3 - And Samson lay low till midnight; then he arose at midnight, took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two gateposts, pulled them up, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:6 - And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:8 - The doorway for the middle story[fn] was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:30 - Every cart had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and its four feet had supports. Under the laver were supports of cast bronze beside each wreath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:34 - And there were four supports at the four corners of each cart; its supports were part of the cart itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:39 - And he put five carts on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house. He set the Sea on the right side of the house, toward the southeast.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:11 - Then the escorts stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, all around the king, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, by the altar and the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:15 - And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:10 - He set the Sea on the right side, toward the southeast.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:10 - Then he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and by the temple, all around the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:3 - Then he said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to the LORD: “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. It shall no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - And testified against them,
That You might bring them back to Your law.
Yet they acted proudly,
And did not heed Your commandments,
But sinned against Your judgments,
‘Which if a man does, he shall live by them.’[fn]
And they shrugged their shoulders,
Stiffened their necks,
And would not hear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:22 - Then let my arm fall from my shoulder,
Let my arm be torn from the socket.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:14 - But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west;
Together they shall plunder the people of the East;
They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab;
And the people of Ammon shall obey them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 - The burden against the beasts of the South.

Through a land of trouble and anguish,
From which came the lioness and lion,
The viper and fiery flying serpent,
They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys,
And their treasures on the humps of camels,
To a people who shall not profit;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:7 - They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it
And set it in its place, and it stands;
From its place it shall not move.
Though one cries out to it, yet it cannot answer
Nor save him out of his trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:22 - Thus says the Lord GOD:

“Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations,
And set up My standard for the peoples;
They shall bring your sons in their arms,
And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:6 - “In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:7 - So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my belongings by day, as though going into captivity, and at evening I dug through the wall with my hand. I brought them out at twilight, and I bore them on my shoulder in their sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:12 - “And the prince who is among them shall bear his belongings on his shoulder at twilight and go out. They shall dig through the wall to carry them out through it. He shall cover his face, so that he cannot see the ground with his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:4 - Gather pieces of meat in it,
Every good piece,
The thigh and the shoulder.
Fill it with choice cuts;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:9 - “therefore, behold, I will clear the territory of Moab of cities, of the cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kirjathaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:7 - When they took hold of you with the hand,
You broke and tore all their shoulders;[fn]
When they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their backs quiver.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:18 - “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:21 - “Because you have pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns, and scattered them abroad,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:18 - The pavement was by the side of the gateways, corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:40 - At the outer side of the vestibule, as one goes up to the entrance of the northern gateway, were two tables; and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway were two tables.

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