Words the Bible translates as shoulder
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- zero'aזְרוֹעַthe arm of a person or creature, the limb from shoulder to hand
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- the shoulder or foreleg of an animal given as a priestly portion
- strength or power, pictured as the arm that wields it; often military or political might
- the arm of the LORD: God's own power, especially to rescue and to judge
- katephכָּתֵףthe shoulder: the upper back and the joint where the arm meets the body, the part that carries loads
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- the side, flank, or slope: the shoulder-like side of an object, a building, or a stretch of land
- ōmosὦμοςshouldernot studied yet
- shekhemשְׁכֶםthe shoulder: the upper back and ridge of muscle where a person carries a load
- shoqשׁוֹקthe leg: a person's lower leg between knee and foot, or an animal's hind leg, the cut set aside as an honored portion at a sacrifice
- shikhmahשִׁכְמָהshouldernot studied yet
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