3790. kethab

Strong's Lexicon

kethab: Writing, inscription, document

Original Word: כְּתַב
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kthab
Pronunciation: keh-thawb'
Phonetic Spelling: (keth-ab')
Definition: Writing, inscription, document
Meaning: to grave, to write

Word Origin: From the root verb כָּתַב (katab), meaning "to write."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1121 (grapho): To write

- G1122 (grammateus): Scribe, one skilled in writing

Usage: The Hebrew word "kethab" primarily refers to any form of writing or inscription. It can denote a written document, a letter, or an inscription on a monument or tablet. The term is used to describe both sacred and secular writings, emphasizing the importance of the written word in conveying messages, laws, and decrees.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, writing was a crucial means of communication and record-keeping. The ability to write and read was highly valued, especially among scribes and religious leaders. Written documents were used for legal transactions, religious texts, and royal decrees. The use of writing in the Hebrew Bible underscores the significance of preserving God's commandments and historical events for future generations.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to kathab
Definition
to write
NASB Translation
write down (1), writing (2), written (2), wrote (2), wrote the down (1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

written

(Aramaic) corresponding to kathab -- write(-ten).

see HEBREW kathab

Forms and Transliterations

וְכָֽתְבָן֙ וכתבן כְּ֠תַב כְּתִ֣יב כְּתִ֥יב כְּתַ֛בוּ כְתַ֔ב כָתְבָֽה׃ כתב כתבה׃ כתבו כתיב נִכְתֻּ֥ב נכתב chateVah cheTav ḵā·ṯə·ḇāh ḵāṯəḇāh kə·ṯa·ḇū kə·ṯaḇ ḵə·ṯaḇ kə·ṯîḇ kəṯaḇ ḵəṯaḇ kəṯaḇū Ketav keTavu kəṯîḇ keTiv nichTuv niḵ·tuḇ niḵtuḇ vechateVan wə·ḵā·ṯə·ḇān wəḵāṯəḇān

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 4:8
HEB: וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א כְּתַ֛בוּ אִגְּרָ֥ה חֲדָ֖ה
NAS: the scribe wrote a letter
KJV: and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter
INT: and Shimshai the scribe wrote A letter a

Ezra 5:7
HEB: עֲל֑וֹהִי וְכִדְנָה֙ כְּתִ֣יב בְּגַוֵּ֔הּ לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ
NAS: a report to him in which it was written thus:
KJV: him, wherein was written thus;
INT: unto thus written wherein to Darius

Ezra 5:10
HEB: לְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְ דִּ֛י נִכְתֻּ֥ב שֻׁם־ גֻּבְרַיָּ֖א
NAS: so as to inform you, and that we might write down the names
KJV: to certify thee, that we might write the names
INT: to inform who write the names of the men

Ezra 6:2
HEB: חֲדָ֑ה וְכֵן־ כְּתִ֥יב בְּגַוַּ֖הּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃
NAS: was found and there was written in it as follows:
KJV: [was] a record thus written:
INT: a follows written and therein Memorandum

Daniel 5:5
HEB: יַד־ אֱנָ֔שׁ וְכָֽתְבָן֙ לָקֳבֵ֣ל נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔א
NAS: emerged and began writing opposite
KJV: hand, and wrote over against
INT: hand of a man's writing opposite the lampstand

Daniel 5:5
HEB: יְדָ֖ה דִּ֥י כָתְבָֽה׃
NAS: of the hand that did the writing.
KJV: the part of the hand that wrote.
INT: of the hand did the writing

Daniel 6:25
HEB: דָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗א כְּ֠תַב לְֽכָל־ עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א
NAS: the king wrote to all
KJV: king Darius wrote unto all people,
INT: Darius the king wrote to all the peoples

Daniel 7:1
HEB: בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ חֶלְמָ֣א כְתַ֔ב רֵ֥אשׁ מִלִּ֖ין
NAS: then he wrote the dream
KJV: then he wrote the dream,
INT: then the dream wrote the summary of the matters

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3790
8 Occurrences

ḵā·ṯə·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
ḵə·ṯaḇ — 1 Occ.
kə·ṯaḇ — 1 Occ.
kə·ṯa·ḇū — 1 Occ.
kə·ṯîḇ — 2 Occ.
niḵ·tuḇ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵā·ṯə·ḇān — 1 Occ.