What does כָּתַב · פָּנִים mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H3789, H6440
כְּתוּבָה לְפָנָי
To grave , by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) · the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)
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כָּתַב H3789 to grave , by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Pronunciation kātab
Encompasses the full arc from physical inscription to authoritative command: engraving permanence into written law and covenant.
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פָּנִים H6440 the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)
What does כְּתוּבָה לְפָנָי (kᵉṯûḇâ lᵉpānay) mean in the Bible?
כָּתַב · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "written before me.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3789, H6440?
H3789, H6440 is connected to 2,354 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. written before me.
Source Gloss
written before me.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 120
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 110×
Participle passive 1Chr 9:1 · 1Chr 29:29 · 1Kgs 11:41 · 1Kgs 14:19 · 1Kgs 14:29 · 1Kgs 15:7 · 1Kgs 15:23 · 1Kgs 15:31 · 1Kgs 16:5 · 1Kgs 16:14 · 1Kgs 16:20 · 1Kgs 16:27 · 1Kgs 21:11 · 1Kgs 22:39 · 1Kgs 22:46 · 2Chr 9:29 75×
Perfect 2Chr 26:22 · 2Chr 30:1 · 2Chr 32:17 · 2Kgs 17:37 · Esth 8:5 · Esth 9:23 · Ezra 4:7 · Jer 36:27 · Job 31:35 · Josh 8:32 · Exod 32:32 · Jer 36:6 · Jer 36:17 · Jer 36:29 · Exod 24:12 · Prov 22:20 17×
Sequential imperfect Exod 17:14 · Exod 34:27 · Ezek 24:2 · Hab 2:2 · Jer 30:2 · Deut 31:19 · Esth 8:8 · Jer 22:30 8×
Imperfect Ezek 37:20 · Job 13:26 · Num 17:17 · Num 17:18 · Hos 8:12 · Isa 44:5 · Josh 18:6 8×
Infinitive absolute Ezek 24:2 1×
Participle active Jer 36:18 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 9×
Imperfect Ezek 13:9 · Jer 17:13 · Ps 139:16 · Esth 3:9 · Ps 102:19 5×
Participle passive Esth 3:12 · Esth 8:8 2×
Jussive Esth 8:5 · Ps 69:29 2×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Perfect Isa 10:1 1×
Word Origins
כְּתוּבָה לְפָנָי is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain