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Hebrew · H3802

כָּתֵף

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

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כָּתֵף H3802
Pronunciation kātēp

What does כָּתֵף (kātēp) mean in the Bible?

כָּתֵף (kātēp): Shoulder as bearing capacity: literal load-carrier shifts to figurative support, strength, or structural foundation.

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Questions this entry answers

What does כָּתֵף (kātēp) mean in the Bible?

כָּתֵף (kātēp): Shoulder as bearing capacity: literal load-carrier shifts to figurative support, strength, or structural foundation.

How does the BSB render H3802?

The BSB source-word alignment has 67 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include side (13), slope (8), shoulder pieces (4), the shoulder pieces (4), shoulder (3).

Where does כָּתֵף (kātēp) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 27:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (19), Exodus (13), 1 Kings (8), Joshua (8).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
side 13× Exodus 27:15, Exodus 38:15, 1 Kings 6:8, 1 Kings 7:39
slope 8× Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:10, Joshua 15:11, Joshua 18:12
shoulder pieces 4× Exodus 28:7, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:4, Exodus 39:20
the shoulder pieces 4× Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:7, Exodus 39:18
shoulder 3× Nehemiah 9:29, Ezekiel 29:18, Zechariah 7:11
shoulders 3× Exodus 28:12, Numbers 7:9, Ezekiel 29:7
. . . 2× Ezekiel 40:44
and shoulder 2× Ezekiel 24:4, Ezekiel 34:21
his shoulders 2× Judges 16:3, 1 Samuel 17:6
one side 2× Exodus 38:14, Ezekiel 40:40
- 1× 1 Kings 7:39
and the sides 1× Ezekiel 41:2
and upon His shoulders 1× Deuteronomy 33:12
handles 1× 1 Kings 7:34
his shoulder 1× Ezekiel 12:12
my shoulder 1× Ezekiel 12:7
on one side 1× Exodus 27:14
on the slopes 1× Isaiah 11:14
on their shoulders 1× 1 Chronicles 15:15
on your shoulders 1× 2 Chronicles 35:3
projecting 1× 1 Kings 7:34
resting on 1× 1 Kings 7:30
supports 1× 1 Kings 7:30
the backs 1× Isaiah 30:6
the flank 1× Ezekiel 25:9
the side 1× Ezekiel 46:19
the sidewalls 1× Ezekiel 41:26
the slopes 1× Numbers 34:11
their shoulder 1× Isaiah 46:7
their shoulders 1× Isaiah 49:22
vvv 1× Job 31:22
which flanked 1× Ezekiel 40:18
your shoulder 1× Ezekiel 12:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 27:14 לַכָּתֵ֑ף to on one side Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 27:15 וְלַכָּתֵף֙ to side Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:7 כְתֵפֹ֣ת to shoulder pieces Noun - feminine plural Exodus 28:12 כִּתְפֹ֣ת to the shoulder pieces Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 28:12 כְתֵפָ֖יו to shoulders Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 28:25 כִּתְפ֥וֹת to the shoulder pieces Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 28:27 כִתְפ֨וֹת to shoulder pieces Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 38:14 הַכָּתֵ֑ף to one side Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 38:15 וְלַכָּתֵ֣ף to side Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 39:4 כְּתֵפֹ֥ת to shoulder pieces Noun - feminine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Exodus 27:14
Aligned rows 67
Books represented 15
Exodus 13 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 8 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 8 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 4 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Isaiah 4 Ezekiel 19 Zechariah 1
Source forms
כֶּ֤תֶף 7x ke·ṯep̄ Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:13, Joshua 18:16, 1 Kings 7:39
כֶּ֥תֶף 4x ke·ṯep̄ Numbers 34:11, Joshua 18:18, 1 Kings 6:8, 1 Kings 7:39
כֶּ֣תֶף 4x ke·ṯep̄ Joshua 15:11, Joshua 18:19, Ezekiel 40:18, Ezekiel 46:19
מִכֶּ֨תֶף 3x mik·ke·ṯep̄ 1 Kings 7:39, 2 Kings 11:11, 2 Chronicles 23:10
הַכָּתֵ֣ף 2x hak·kā·ṯêp̄ Ezekiel 40:40
כֶּ֨תֶף 2x ke·ṯep̄ Joshua 18:12, Isaiah 30:6
כֶּ֙תֶף֙ 2x ke·ṯep̄ Ezekiel 40:44
כָּתֵ֥ף 2x kā·ṯêp̄ Isaiah 49:22, Ezekiel 12:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 20x Numbers 34:11, Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:10, Joshua 15:11
Noun - feminine singular 9x Nehemiah 9:29, Isaiah 46:7, Isaiah 49:22, Ezekiel 12:6
Noun - feminine plural construct 7x Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:7
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 5x 1 Kings 7:39, 2 Kings 11:11, 2 Chronicles 4:10, 2 Chronicles 23:10
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Exodus 38:14, Ezekiel 40:40, Ezekiel 47:2
Noun - feminine plural 4x Exodus 28:7, Exodus 39:4, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:34
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 4x Exodus 28:12, Deuteronomy 33:12, Judges 16:3, 1 Samuel 17:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 27:15, Exodus 38:15
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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