כָּתַב
ka.tavVerbH3789
to write
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Full Lexicon Entry
- to write, record, enrol 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 1a3) to register, enrol, record 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be written 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 1c) (Piel) to continue writing Aramaic equivalent: ke.tav (*כְּתַב *"to write" H3790)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
199 timesAppears 199 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Kings
29
2 Chronicles
27
Jeremiah
20
Deuteronomy
19
1 Kings
15
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 16:40
- 2 Chronicles 34:21
- 2 Samuel 11:14
- Exodus 17:14
- Jeremiah 32:44
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