כֶּ֥תֶף
𐤊𐤕𐤐
ketef
the shoulder
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.
Numbers 34:11 · Word #11
Lexicon H3802
| Lemma | כָּתֵף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤕𐤐 |
| Transliteration | kâthêph |
| Strong's | H3802 |
| In-context | the shoulder |
Morphology HNcfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H3802-06
shoulder-side of
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew noun, common feminine singular construct (HNcfsc) from כָּתֵף (H3802). The construct form links it grammatically to a following noun, expressing possession or association ("shoulder/side of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun כֶּתֶף is a feminine singular construct form, indicating "the shoulder/side of" something that follows. Rendering it as "shoulder-side of" preserves both the concrete image of the shoulder (the load-bearing, garment-supporting part of the body) and its extended sense of a lateral side or flank, while reflecting its singular feminine construct state. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כתף (shoulder, flank, side, lateral support, bearing point)
| 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 |