3790. kethab

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

written

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

see HEBREW kathab

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).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic, corresponding to the Hebrew root כָּתַב (kathab)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of writing in the Greek New Testament is often represented by the verb γράφω (Strong's Greek 1125), which similarly means to write or inscribe. This Greek term is used extensively throughout the New Testament to describe the act of writing, whether it be Scripture, letters, or other forms of written communication.

Usage: This Aramaic verb is used in the context of writing or engraving, often referring to the act of inscribing letters or words onto a surface. It appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra.

Context: The Aramaic verb כְּתַב (kĕthab) is primarily found in the exilic and post-exilic texts of the Old Testament, where Aramaic was commonly used. In the book of Daniel, it is used to describe the act of writing, as seen in the famous account of the "writing on the wall" (Daniel 5:5, 24-25). In Ezra, it appears in the context of official documents and decrees, reflecting the administrative use of Aramaic during the Persian period (Ezra 4:7, 8, 18, 23; 5:6; 6:2). The verb conveys the physical act of inscribing or engraving, which was a crucial means of communication and record-keeping in the ancient Near East. The use of this verb underscores the importance of written communication in conveying divine messages, legal decrees, and historical records.

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.