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כָּתֵף H3802

H3802 is the Hebrew word כָּתֵף, transliterated kâthêph and said kaw-thafe'. The King James Version most often renders it side.

Word: כָּתֵףTransliteration: kâthêphSaid: kaw-thafe'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 54 verses

What it means

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.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to clothe.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 59 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

side 24×shoulders 9×shoulder 8×shoulderpieces 4×sides 3×undersetters 3×one side 2×corner 2×along unto the side 1×toward the side 1×between his shoulders 1×thereof had undersetters 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.

Verses using כָּתֵף

The first 40 of 54 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 27:14 · KJV

The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Exodus 27:15 · KJV

And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Exodus 28:7 · KJV

It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.

Exodus 28:12 · KJV

And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

Exodus 28:25 · KJV

And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.

Exodus 28:27 · KJV

And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

Exodus 38:14 · KJV

The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Exodus 38:15 · KJV

And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Exodus 39:4 · KJV

They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.

Exodus 39:7 · KJV

And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:18 · KJV

And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.

Exodus 39:20 · KJV

And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

Numbers 34:11 · KJV

And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:

Joshua 15:8 · KJV

And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

Joshua 15:10 · KJV

And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

Joshua 15:11 · KJV

And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

Joshua 18:12 · KJV

And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.

Joshua 18:13 · KJV

And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.

Joshua 18:16 · KJV

And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,

Joshua 18:18 · KJV

And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:

Joshua 18:19 · KJV

And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.

Judges 16:3 · KJV

And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

1 Samuel 17:6 · KJV

And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.

1 Kings 6:8 · KJV

The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

1 Kings 7:30 · KJV

And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.

1 Kings 7:34 · KJV

And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself.

1 Kings 7:39 · KJV

And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

2 Kings 11:11 · KJV

And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.

1 Chronicles 15:15 · KJV

And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 4:10 · KJV

And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.

2 Chronicles 23:10 · KJV

And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.

2 Chronicles 35:3 · KJV

And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,

Nehemiah 9:29 · KJV

And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

Job 31:22 · KJV

Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

Isaiah 11:14 · KJV

But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

Isaiah 30:6 · KJV

The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.

Isaiah 46:7 · KJV

They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

Ezekiel 12:6 · KJV

In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 12:7 · KJV

And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.

Ezekiel 12:12 · KJV

And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3802 mean?

H3802 is the Hebrew word כָּתֵף (kâthêph), meaning 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.

How is H3802 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it side (24 times), shoulders (9 times), shoulder (8 times), shoulderpieces (4 times), sides (3 times), among others.

How many times does H3802 appear in the Bible?

כָּתֵף (kâthêph) is tagged in 54 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3802 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to clothe.

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