International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Shoulder-Blade

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Shoulder-Blade


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shōl´dẽr-blād (שׁכמה, shikhmāh): “Then let my shoulder (kāthēph) fall from the shoulder-blade (shikhmāh), and mine arm (zerōa‛ be broken from the bone (ḳaneh)” (). The Hebrew word is the feminine form of shekhem (see SHOULDER). It is found only in this passage.