Kâthêph — H3802

H3802 · Hebrew — כתף

Pronunciation: kaw-thafe'

Definition

feminine noun

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

  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)

Usually translated as

side, shoulder, corner, arm, shoulderpiece, undersetter

Origin

from an unused root meaning to clothe

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Kâthêph occurs 67 times in 58 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (12), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (8), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (4), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (3), Nehemiah (1), Job (1), Isaiah (4), Ezekiel (17), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — K