Hebrew word study
כָּתֵףkâthêph — the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm
Pronounced “kaw-thafe'”
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
Translated in the King James as: arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.
Appears 64 times in Scripture
Origin: from an unused root meaning to clothe;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Exodus — 13×
Numbers — 2×
Deuteronomy — 1×
Joshua — 8×
Judges — 1×
1 Samuel — 1×
2 Kings — 2×
2 Ki 11:11+ 1 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chronicles — 4×
Nehemiah — 1×
Ezekiel — 18×
Zechariah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.