כִתְפֹ֨ת
𐤊𐤕𐤐𐤕
khitefot
shoulder pieces
from an unused root meaning to clothe; 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; arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.
Exodus 39:20 · Word #8
Lexicon H3802
| Lemma | כָּתֵף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤕𐤐 |
| Transliteration | kâthêph |
| Strong's | H3802 |
| In-context | shoulder pieces |
Morphology HNcfpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H3802-15
shoulders of
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine plural noun in construct state from כָּתֵף (kâthêph). The construct form links it grammatically to a following noun, forming a genitive relationship ("shoulders of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a feminine plural construct noun (HNcfpc), so the rendering preserves the plural "shoulders" and the construct relationship by expressing "of," indicating possession or association. "Shoulders" retains the concrete image of the upper side of the body from which the noun derives, while also allowing for its extended meaning as side-supports or lateral projections. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כתף (shoulder, side, flank, lateral support, bearing upon the shoulder)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3802-01 |
bakatef | on the shoulder |
H3802-02 |
bikhetefam | on their shoulder |
H3802-03 |
hakatef | the shoulder-side |
Word Usage (67 occurrences of H3802)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 27:14 | לַ/כָּתֵ֑ף | lakatef | of the side |
| Exodus 27:15 | וְ/לַ/כָּתֵף֙ | velakatef | and for the side |
| Exodus 28:7 | כְתֵפֹ֣ת | khetefot | shoulder pieces |