Hebrew noun (feminine) · H3802
כָּתֵף
kathephkaw-thafe'
shoulder
67 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kâthêph
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3802is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 15 of 39Old Testament books
- 47spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H3802
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
The King James renders it: arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
katheph is rendered "shoulder". It stands 67 times in the Hebrew text, across fifteen books.
- Nineteen of the uses stand in Ezekiel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 27:14Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,
- The Greek text spells it forty-seven different ways.
The first use
Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,
Exodus 27:14לַכָּתֵ֑ף
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Nineteen of the word's sixty-seven uses are in Ezekiel.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- side of9
- a shoulder7
- slope of7
- shoulder-pieces of6
- from side of5
- the side4
- shoulder of3
- shoulders his3
- and for the side2
- on the shoulder2
- shoulder2
- shoulder-pieces2
and 14 more, 67 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 67, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
47 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- כֶּ֤תֶף7
- כֶּ֥תֶף4
- כֶּ֣תֶף4
- מִכֶּ֨תֶף3
- הַכָּתֵ֣ף2
- כֶּ֨תֶף2
- כֶּ֙תֶף֙2
- כָּתֵ֥ף2
- כָּתֵ֤ף2
- כִּתְפֹ֣ת2
- בְכָתֵ֤ף1
- בַּכָּתֵ֖ף1
and 35 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)20HNcfsc
- noun · feminine singular9HNcfsa
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)7HNcfpc
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)6HR/Ncfsc
- noun · feminine plural4HNcfpa
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4HNcmpc/Sp3ms
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular4HTd/Ncfsa
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular3HRd/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular2HC/Rd/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Ncfpc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1HC/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular1HC/R/Ncfsa
Exodus
thirteen uses
Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,
- לַכָּתֵ֑ףlakatefpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: for the side
and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
- וְלַכָּתֵף֙velakatefconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: and for the side
It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
- כְתֵפֹ֣תkhetefotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: shoulder-pieces
Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.
- כִּתְפֹ֣תkitfotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: shoulder-pieces of
- כְתֵפָ֖יוkhetefavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: shoulder-pieces his
and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
- כִּתְפ֥וֹתkitfotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: shoulder-pieces of
Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.
- כִתְפ֨וֹתkhitfotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: shoulder-pieces of
The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
- הַכָּתֵ֑ףhakatefthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the side
And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well.
- וְלַכָּתֵ֣ףvelakatefconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: and for the side
They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened.
- כְּתֵפֹ֥תketefotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: shoulder-pieces
Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- כִּתְפֹ֣תkitfotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: shoulder-pieces of
and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
- כִּתְפֹ֥תkitfotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: shoulder-pieces of
They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.
- כִתְפֹ֨תkhitfotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: shoulder-pieces of
Numbers
two uses
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
- בַּכָּתֵ֖ףbakatefpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: on the shoulder
then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
- כֶּ֥תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: shoulder of
Deuteronomy
one use
Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
- כְּתֵיפָ֖יוketeifavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: shoulders his
Joshua
eight uses
From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
- כֶּ֤תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: slope of
The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
- כֶּ֧תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: slope of
Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
- כֶּ֣תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: slope of
On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
- כֶּ֨תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: slope of
From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
- כֶּ֤תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: slope of
Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
- כֶּ֤תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: slope of
Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
- כֶּ֥תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: slope
The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
- כֶּ֣תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: slope of
Judges
one use
But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.
- כְּתֵפָ֑יוketefavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: shoulders his
1 Samuel
one use
and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
- כְּתֵפָֽיו׃ketefavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: shoulders his
1 Kings
eight uses
The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor.
- כֶּ֥תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
- כְּתֵפֹ֣תketefotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: supports
- הַכְּתֵפֹ֣תhaketefotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: the supports
Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand.
- כְּתֵפ֔וֹתketefotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: supports
- כְּתֵפֶֽיהָ׃ketefeihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: supports its
He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
- כֶּ֤תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
- כֶּ֥תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
- מִכֶּ֨תֶףmiketefpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from side of
2 Kings
two uses
And the guards stood with weapons in hand surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
- מִכֶּ֨תֶףmiketefpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from side of
- כֶּ֤תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
1 Chronicles
one use
And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
- בִּכְתֵפָ֥םbikhtefampreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: on shoulders their
2 Chronicles
four uses
He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.
- מִכֶּ֧תֶףmiketefpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from side of
He stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
- מִכֶּ֨תֶףmiketefpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from side of
- כֶּ֤תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.
- בַּכָּתֵ֑ףbakatefpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: on the shoulder
Nehemiah
one use
You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
- כָתֵף֙khatefnoun · feminine singulartagged: a shoulder
Job
one use
then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.
- כְּ֭תֵפִיketefinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: shoulder my
Isaiah
four uses
They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
- בְכָתֵ֤ףvekhatefpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: on shoulder
This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.
- כֶּ֨תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: shoulder of
They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
- כָּתֵ֨ףkatefnoun · feminine singulartagged: a shoulder
This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
- כָּתֵ֥ףkatefnoun · feminine singulartagged: a shoulder
Ezekiel
nineteen uses
And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”
- כָּתֵ֤ףkatefnoun · feminine singulartagged: a shoulder
So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.
- כָּתֵ֥ףkatefnoun · feminine singulartagged: a shoulder
And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.
- כָּתֵ֤ףkatefnoun · feminine singulartagged: a shoulder
Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.
- וְכָתֵ֑ףvekhatefconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and shoulder
therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.
- כֶּ֤תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: shoulder of
When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.
- כָּתֵ֑ףkatefnoun · feminine singulartagged: shoulder
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
- כָּתֵ֖ףkatefnoun · feminine singulartagged: shoulder
Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,
- וּבְכָתֵף֙uvekhatefconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and with shoulder
which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.
- כֶּ֣תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico.
- הַכָּתֵ֣ףhakatefthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the side
- הַכָּתֵ֣ףhakatefthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the side
So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.
- לְכֶ֣תֶףlekhetefpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to side of
Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.
- כֶּ֙תֶף֙ketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
- כֶּ֙תֶף֙ketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits.
- וְכִתְפ֣וֹתvekhitfotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and sides of
There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.
- כִּתְפ֖וֹתkitfotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: sides of
Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western end
- כֶּ֣תֶףketefnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: side of
Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.
- מִכֶּ֤תֶףmiketefpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from side of
Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side.
- הַכָּתֵ֖ףhakatefthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the side
Zechariah
one use
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
- כָתֵ֖ףkhatefnoun · feminine singulartagged: a shoulder
The letters
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Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
