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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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כָּתֵףH3802
Pronunciationkātēp

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
side13×Exodus 27:15, Exodus 38:15, 1 Kings 6:8, 1 Kings 7:39
slope8×Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:10, Joshua 15:11, Joshua 18:12
shoulder pieces4×Exodus 28:7, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:4, Exodus 39:20
the shoulder pieces4×Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:7, Exodus 39:18
shoulder3×Nehemiah 9:29, Ezekiel 29:18, Zechariah 7:11
shoulders3×Exodus 28:12, Numbers 7:9, Ezekiel 29:7
. . .2×Ezekiel 40:44
and shoulder2×Ezekiel 24:4, Ezekiel 34:21
his shoulders2×Judges 16:3, 1 Samuel 17:6
one side2×Exodus 38:14, Ezekiel 40:40
-1×1 Kings 7:39
and the sides1×Ezekiel 41:2
and upon His shoulders1×Deuteronomy 33:12
handles1×1 Kings 7:34
his shoulder1×Ezekiel 12:12
my shoulder1×Ezekiel 12:7
on one side1×Exodus 27:14
on the slopes1×Isaiah 11:14
on their shoulders1×1 Chronicles 15:15
on your shoulders1×2 Chronicles 35:3
projecting1×1 Kings 7:34
resting on1×1 Kings 7:30
supports1×1 Kings 7:30
the backs1×Isaiah 30:6
the flank1×Ezekiel 25:9
the side1×Ezekiel 46:19
the sidewalls1×Ezekiel 41:26
the slopes1×Numbers 34:11
their shoulder1×Isaiah 46:7
their shoulders1×Isaiah 49:22
vvv1×Job 31:22
which flanked1×Ezekiel 40:18
your shoulder1×Ezekiel 12:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 27:14לַכָּתֵ֑ףtoon one sidePreposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 27:15וְלַכָּתֵף֙tosideConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 28:7כְתֵפֹ֣תtoshoulder piecesNoun - feminine pluralExodus 28:12כִּתְפֹ֣תtothe shoulder piecesNoun - feminine plural constructExodus 28:12כְתֵפָ֖יוtoshouldersNoun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 28:25כִּתְפ֥וֹתtothe shoulder piecesNoun - feminine plural constructExodus 28:27כִתְפ֨וֹתtoshoulder piecesNoun - feminine plural constructExodus 38:14הַכָּתֵ֑ףtoone sideArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 38:15וְלַכָּתֵ֣ףtosideConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 39:4כְּתֵפֹ֥תtoshoulder piecesNoun - feminine plural
Usage map

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

First aligned rowExodus 27:14
Aligned rows67
Books represented15
Exodus13Numbers2Deuteronomy1Joshua8Judges11 Samuel11 Kings82 Kings21 Chronicles12 Chronicles4Nehemiah1Job1Isaiah4Ezekiel19Zechariah1
Source forms
כֶּ֤תֶף7xke·ṯep̄Joshua 15:8, Joshua 18:13, Joshua 18:16, 1 Kings 7:39
כֶּ֥תֶף4xke·ṯep̄Numbers 34:11, Joshua 18:18, 1 Kings 6:8, 1 Kings 7:39
כֶּ֣תֶף4xke·ṯep̄Joshua 15:11, Joshua 18:19, Ezekiel 40:18, Ezekiel 46:19
מִכֶּ֨תֶף3xmik·ke·ṯep̄1 Kings 7:39, 2 Kings 11:11, 2 Chronicles 23:10
הַכָּתֵ֣ף2xhak·kā·ṯêp̄Ezekiel 40:40
כֶּ֨תֶף2xke·ṯep̄Joshua 18:12, Isaiah 30:6
כֶּ֙תֶף֙2xke·ṯep̄Ezekiel 40:44
כָּתֵ֥ף2xkā·ṯêp̄Isaiah 49:22, Ezekiel 12:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct20xNumbers 34:11, Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:10, Joshua 15:11
Noun - feminine singular9xNehemiah 9:29, Isaiah 46:7, Isaiah 49:22, Ezekiel 12:6
Noun - feminine plural construct7xExodus 28:12, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:7
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct5x1 Kings 7:39, 2 Kings 11:11, 2 Chronicles 4:10, 2 Chronicles 23:10
Article | Noun - feminine singular4xExodus 38:14, Ezekiel 40:40, Ezekiel 47:2
Noun - feminine plural4xExodus 28:7, Exodus 39:4, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:34
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular4xExodus 28:12, Deuteronomy 33:12, Judges 16:3, 1 Samuel 17:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 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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