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ktp, ktpˀ (kṯep̄, kaṯpā) n.f. shoulder
1
(anat.) shoulder
Common Aramaic
P Gn21:14↗ ܘܣܡ ܥܠ ܟܬܦܗ‏ ; P Ez25:9↗ ܟܬܦܗ ܕܡܘܐܒ‏ ; SynagogueChurch 22↗ ܥܲܠ ܟܲܬܦ̈ܵܬܸܗ ܛܥܸܢ ܙܲܝܚܲܢܝ‏ ; BT Tan 23b(2)↗ דרא טעוניה אחד כתפיה וגלימיה אחד כתפיה‏ : he carried his load on one shoulder and his cloak on the other shoulder ; BT BM 107b(48)↗ במלי כתפי {ניגרי}<נגדי> סגיא‏ : it should be as much as the full shoulders of the pullers
(1)
ܐܪܟܢ ܟܬܦܐ : to lower one's shoulder = to be attentive to someone
Syr
KwDW 372:2↗ ܠܐ ܐܬܚ݁ܡܬ ܥܠܝ܂ ܐܠܐ ܐܪܟܢ ܠܝ ܟܬܦܐ ܕܡܘܟܟܐ‏ : he did not get angry with me but rather lowered a shoulder of humility to me ; KwDW 5:21↗ ܐܪܟܢ݂ܘ ܠܗ ܟܬܦܐ ‍<‍ܕ‍>‍ܡܫܬܡܥܢܘܬܐ‏ : they obeyed him attentively
(2)
כְתַף חַד : working together [BH calque]
JLAtg
TgJ Zep3:9↗ לְמִפלַח קֳדָמוֹהִי כְתַף חַד‏ : [MT: לְעָבְדוֹ שְׁכֶם אֶחָד]
(3)
מלי כתפא : shoulder width
JBA
BT BM 107b(46)↗ מלי כתפי נג{ר}<ד>י בתרי עברי נהרא קוצו‏ : cut down (the foliage) shoulder width of the boat-pullers on the two sides of the river
2
ext.
(1)
shoulder piece : see also s.v. ktph n.f.
Sam, Syr
SamTgJ Ex28:7↗ תרתי כתפן מדבקן יהי לה על תרי אסטריו‏ : it should have two shoulder pieces attached on its two sides
(2)
shoot in the middle of a vine
Syr
Geop 34:19↗ text not cited
(3)
wing of a building
Syr
(4)
flank of a mountain
LJLA
TgTosPr Judges.5:5↗ ומיא על רישי ועל כיתפיי לא מטו‏ : the waters did not reach my top or my flanks
(5)
riverside (?)
JBA
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pl. in -īn and in -ān.
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For JBA see note s.v. kp n.m.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 663[353]DJPA: 272bDJBA: 610aJastrow: 682Drower/Macuch: 195bJ. Payne-Smith: 231Levy Ch-W: 1:396Tal Sam: 417Audo: 1:491DCPA[Schulthess]: 187[99]Qumran: 120

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