Strong's Hebrew: 3792. כְּתָב (kethab) -- Writing, inscription, document
Strong's Lexicon
kethab: Writing, inscription, document
Original Word: כְּתָב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: kthab
Pronunciation: keh-thawb'
Phonetic Spelling: (keth-awb')
Definition: Writing, inscription, document
Meaning: something written, a writing, record, book
Word Origin: From the root verb כָּתַב (kathab), meaning "to write."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 1124 (graphe): Refers to a writing, scripture, or document.
- 1992 (epistole): Refers to a letter or epistle.
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. In the biblical context, it often signifies the act of recording important information, laws, or decrees.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, writing was a crucial means of communication and record-keeping. Documents were inscribed on various materials, including papyrus, parchment, clay tablets, and stone. Writing was essential for preserving laws, genealogies, historical records, and religious texts. The ability to write and read was a valued skill, often associated with scribes and scholars.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to kethab
Definition
a writing
NASB Translation
document (3), inscription (7), needed (1), written (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
כְּתָב noun masculineDaniel 5:7 writing ; — absolute כְּתָ֑ב Ezra 7:22 (Baer כְּתַב, but see K§ 57 near the end Str); construct ׳כ Ezra 6:18; emphatic כְּתָבָאDaniel 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.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
prescribing, writing
(Aramaic) corresponding to kathab -- prescribing, writing(-ten).
see HEBREW kathab
Forms and Transliterations
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
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 6:18
HEB: דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם כִּכְתָ֖ב סְפַ֥ר מֹשֶֽׁה׃
NAS: in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book
KJV: which [is] at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book
INT: in Jerusalem is written the book of Moses
Ezra 7:22
HEB: דִּי־ לָ֥א כְתָֽב׃
NAS: of oil, and salt as needed.
KJV: without prescribing [how much].
INT: forasmuch without needed
Daniel 5:7
HEB: דִּֽי־ יִקְרֵ֞ה כְּתָבָ֣ה דְנָ֗ה וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙
NAS: this inscription and explain
KJV: this writing, and shew
INT: who read inscription this interpretation
Daniel 5:8
HEB: וְלָֽא־ כָהֲלִ֤ין כְּתָבָא֙ לְמִקְרֵ֔א [וּפִשְׁרָא
NAS: not read the inscription or make known
KJV: read the writing, nor make known
INT: not could the inscription read interpretation
Daniel 5:15
HEB: אָֽשְׁפַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־ כְתָבָ֤ה דְנָה֙ יִקְר֔וֹן
NAS: this inscription and make
KJV: this writing, and make known
INT: the conjurers forasmuch inscription this read
Daniel 5:16
HEB: (תִּכ֨וּל ק) כְּתָבָ֜א לְמִקְרֵ֗א וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙
NAS: to read the inscription and make
KJV: read the writing, and make known
INT: if be able the inscription to read interpretation
Daniel 5:17
HEB: הַ֑ב בְּרַ֗ם כְּתָבָא֙ אֶקְרֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א
NAS: I will read the inscription to the king
KJV: I will read the writing unto the king,
INT: give however the inscription will read to the king
Daniel 5:24
HEB: דִֽי־ יְדָ֑א וּכְתָבָ֥א דְנָ֖ה רְשִֽׁים׃
NAS: from Him and this inscription was written
KJV: him; and this writing was written.
INT: forasmuch the hand inscription and this was written
Daniel 5:25
HEB: וּדְנָ֥ה כְתָבָ֖א דִּ֣י רְשִׁ֑ים
NAS: Now this is the inscription that was written
KJV: And this [is] the writing that was written,
INT: now this is the inscription that was written
Daniel 6:8
HEB: אֱסָרָ֖א וְתִרְשֻׁ֣ם כְּתָבָ֑א דִּ֣י לָ֧א
NAS: and sign the document so
KJV: and sign the writing, that it be not
INT: the injunction and sign the document so that it be not
Daniel 6:9
HEB: דָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁ רְשַׁ֥ם כְּתָבָ֖א וֶאֱסָרָֽא׃
NAS: signed the document, that is, the injunction.
KJV: signed the writing and the decree.
INT: Darius signed the document is the injunction
Daniel 6:10
HEB: דִּֽי־ רְשִׁ֤ים כְּתָבָא֙ עַ֣ל לְבַיְתֵ֔הּ
NAS: knew that the document was signed,
KJV: knew that the writing was signed,
INT: now when was signed the document entered his house