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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4385 - מִכְתָּב

Transliteration

miktâb

Phonetics

mik-tawb'

Origin

from (H3789)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1053c

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

writing, thing written
1. handwriting
2. thing written
3. writing

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1123 ‑ γραπτός (grap‑tos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (7)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 2

Isaiah 1

BSB (9)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Isaiah 1

CSB (9)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Isaiah 1

ESV (8)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Isaiah 1

KJV (8)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Isaiah 1

LEB (9)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Isaiah 1

LSB (9)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Isaiah 1

N95 (8)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Isaiah 1

NAS (8)

Exodus 2

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Isaiah 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (9)

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

2 Chronicles 3

Ezra 1

Isaiah 1

ASV (7)

a writing 1

and according to the writing 1

and the writing 1

the writing 1

upon it a writing 1

was the writing 1

writing 1

BSB (9)

and 1

and the writing 1

like an inscription 1

then a letter 1

this is a writing 1

to put it in writing 2

was the writing 1

what had been written 1

CSB (9)

inscription 1

letter 1

poem 1

that 1

the writing 1

writing 3

written 1

ESV (8)

document 1

inscription 1

letter 1

writing 5

KJV (8)

writing 7

writing was the writing 1

LEB (9)

a writing 1

and a letter 1

and the writing 1

in writing 1

it with the writing of 1

put the message in writing 1

the decree of 1

was the writing of 1

writing⌋ 1

LSB (9)

letter 1

writing 8

N95 (8)

letter 1

writing 7

NAS (8)

letter 1

writing 7

NLT (0)

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

WEB (9)

a letter 1

and according to the writing 1

and put it also in writing 2

and the writing 1

on it a writing 1

the writing 1

was the writing 1

writing 1

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

מִכְתָּב noun masculine^{2 Chronicles 21:12} writing; — absolute ׳מ Deuteronomy 10:4 + 5t.; construct מִכְתַּב Exodus 32:16 2t.; —

1 = handwriting וְהַמִּכְתָּב מִכְתַּב אֱלֹהִים הוּא Exodus 32:16.

2 = thing written, Exodus 39:30 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb with כָּתַב), Deuteronomy 10:4; specifically a royal enactment or edict (= כְּתָבכתם 4), 2 Chronicles 35:4 "" כְּתָב, 2 Chronicles 36:22 = Ezra 1:1; a prophetic writing 2 Chronicles 21:12.

3 in a title, לְחִזְקִיָּהוּ׳מ Isaiah 38:9 Writing of Hezekiah.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מִכְתָּב m. (from the root כָּתַכ).

(1) writing, Exodus 32:16; Deuteronomy 10:4.

(2) something written; hence

(a) a letter, Germ. ein Schreiben (Arab. كتاب and مكتوب used of a letter), 2 Chronicles 21:12.

(b) a poem, Isaiah 38:9. Compare מִכְתָּם.

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List of Word Forms

בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב במכתב וְהַמִּכְתָּ֗ב וּבְמִכְתַּ֖ב ובמכתב והמכתב כַּמִּכְתָּ֣ב כמכתב מִכְתַּ֤ב מִכְתַּב֙ מִכְתָּ֔ב מִכְתָּ֖ב מכתב bə·miḵ·tāḇ bemichTav bəmiḵtāḇ kam·miḵ·tāḇ kammichTav kammiḵtāḇ michTav miḵ·taḇ miḵ·tāḇ miḵtaḇ miḵtāḇ ū·ḇə·miḵ·taḇ ūḇəmiḵtaḇ uvemichTav vehammichTav wə·ham·miḵ·tāḇ wəhammiḵtāḇ