כתף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ת־ף (k-t-p)

From Proto-West Semitic *katip- f.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kaˈtef/

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Noun

כָּתֵף • (katéf) f (dual indefinite כתפיים / כְּתֵפַיִם, plural indefinite כְּתֵפוֹת, singular construct כֶּתֶף־, dual construct כִּתְפֵי־, plural construct כִּתְפוֹת־) [pattern: קָטֵל]

1. shoulder
2. side, slope (of mountain)

Synonyms

• שְׁכֶם (shoulder, back)

References

• H3802 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “כתף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כתף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he