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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3792 - כְּתָב

Transliteration

kᵉthâb

Phonetics

keth-awb'

Origin

corresponding to (H3791)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

2805a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

a writing
1. writing, inscription
2. written decree, written requirement

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (12)

Ezra 2

Daniel 10

BSB (12)

Ezra 2

Daniel 10

CSB (12)

Ezra 2

Daniel 10

ESV (12)

Ezra 2

Daniel 10

KJV (12)

Ezra 2

Daniel 10

LEB (11)

Ezra 1

Daniel 10

LSB (13)

Ezra 3

Daniel 10

N95 (12)

Ezra 2

Daniel 10

NAS (12)

Ezra 2

Daniel 10

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (12)

Ezra 2

Daniel 10

ASV (12)

as it is written 1

is the writing 1

prescribing how much 1

that the writing 1

the writing 5

writing 3

BSB (12)

according to what is written 1

inscription 3

is the inscription 1

limit 1

the document 2

the inscription 2

the written 1

this inscription 1

CSB (12)

inscription 3

limit 1

the document 3

the inscription 2

the writing 1

writing 1

written 1

ESV (12)

document 3

prescribing 1

writing 7

written 1

KJV (12)

prescribing 1

writing 10

written 1

LEB (11)

as it is written 1

the document 2

the writing 4

was the writing 1

writing 3

LSB (13)

order 1

writing 7

written 5

N95 (12)

document 3

inscription 7

needed 1

written 1

NAS (12)

document 3

inscription 7

needed 1

written 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (12)

as it is written 1

is the writing 1

prescribing how much 1

that the writing 1

the writing 5

writing 3

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2295) b t k (כתב KTB) AC: Write CO: Writing AB: ?

V) b t k (כתב KTB) - Write: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (231): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Piel) write, describe, subscribe, record - Strongs: H3789 (כָּתַב), H3790 (כְּתַב)

N^m) b t k (כתב KTB) - Writing: Something written as well as the act of writing. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (29): writing, register, scripture, prescribing - Strongs: H3791 (כְּתָב), H3792 (כְּתָב)

c^f2) t b f t k (כתובת KTWBT) - Writing: KJV (1): any - Strongs: H3793 (כְּתֹבֶת)

h^m) b t k m (מכתב MKTB) - Writing: A written composition. KJV (9): writing - Strongs: H4385 (מִכְתָּב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

כְּתָב noun masculine^{Daniel 5:7} writing; — absolute כְּתָ֑ב Ezra 7:22 (Baer כְּתַב, but see K^{§ 57 near the end} Str); construct ׳כ Ezra 6:18; emphatic כְּתָבָא Daniel 5:8 +, הָ֯ Daniel 5:7,15; —

1 writing, inscription (on wall) Daniel 5:7,8,15,16,17,24,25.

2. a. written decree Daniel 6:9; Daniel 6:10; Daniel 6:11.

b. written requirement Ezra 6:18; Ezra 7:22.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

כְּתָב m. Chald. id.

(1) something written, a writing, Daniel 5:8, 15, 16, 24.

(2) Specially a mandate, a precept, Ezra 6:18, 7:22, דִּי לְא כְתָב “without prescription,” i.e. at will, as much as is wanted.

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List of Word Forms

וּכְתָבָ֥א וכתבא כְּתָבָ֑א כְּתָבָ֖א כְּתָבָ֜א כְּתָבָ֣ה כְּתָבָא֙ כְתָֽב׃ כְתָבָ֖א כְתָבָ֤ה כִּכְתָ֖ב ככתב כתב׃ כתבא כתבה cheTav chetaVa chetaVah kə·ṯā·ḇā ḵə·ṯā·ḇā kə·ṯā·ḇāh ḵə·ṯā·ḇāh ḵə·ṯāḇ ḵəṯāḇ kəṯāḇā ḵəṯāḇā kəṯāḇāh ḵəṯāḇāh ketaVa ketaVah kichTav kiḵ·ṯāḇ kiḵṯāḇ ū·ḵə·ṯā·ḇā uchetaVa ūḵəṯāḇā