Bible Encyclopedias
Shoulder-Blade
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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 )" ( Job 31:22 ). The Hebrew word is the feminine form of shekhem (see SHOULDER ). It is found only in this passage.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Shoulder-Blade'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/shoulder-blade.html. 1915.