What does כְּתָב (kĕtāb) mean in the Bible?
כְּתָב (kĕtāb): Writing as authorized prescription: the act of inscribing something with binding, permanent legal or religious force
Hebrew · H3792
כְּתָב
Prescribing, writing(-ten).
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כְּתָב H3792
Pronunciation kĕtāb
What does כְּתָב (kĕtāb) mean in the Bible?
כְּתָב (kĕtāb): Writing as authorized prescription: the act of inscribing something with binding, permanent legal or religious force
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3792?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include inscription (3), the document (2), the inscription (2), according to what is written (1), is the inscription (1).
Where does כְּתָב (kĕtāb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 6:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (10), Ezra (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It inscription 3× Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:24
the document 2× Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:10
the inscription 2× Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:17
according to what is written 1× Ezra 6:18
is the inscription 1× Daniel 5:25
limit 1× Ezra 7:22
the written 1× Daniel 6:9
this inscription 1× Daniel 5:16
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 6:18 כִּכְתָ֖ב to according to what is written Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Ezra 7:22 כְתָֽב׃ to limit Noun - masculine singular Daniel 5:7 כְּתָבָ֣ה to inscription Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 5:8 כְּתָבָא֙ to the inscription Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 5:15 כְתָבָ֤ה to inscription Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 5:16 כְּתָבָ֜א to this inscription Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 5:17 כְּתָבָא֙ to the inscription Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 5:24 וּכְתָבָ֥א to inscription Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 5:25 כְתָבָ֖א to is the inscription Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 6:8 כְּתָבָ֑א to the document Noun - masculine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 6:18
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 2
Ezra 2 Daniel 10
Source forms
כְּתָבָא֙ 3x kə·ṯā·ḇā Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:17, Daniel 6:10
וּכְתָבָ֥א 1x ū·ḵə·ṯā·ḇā Daniel 5:24
כִּכְתָ֖ב 1x kiḵ·ṯāḇ Ezra 6:18
כְתָֽב׃ 1x ḵə·ṯāḇ Ezra 7:22
כְתָבָ֖א 1x ḵə·ṯā·ḇā Daniel 5:25
כְּתָבָ֜א 1x kə·ṯā·ḇā Daniel 5:16
כְּתָבָ֑א 1x kə·ṯā·ḇā Daniel 6:8
כְּתָבָ֖א 1x kə·ṯā·ḇā Daniel 6:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular determinate 9x Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate 1x Daniel 5:24
Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezra 7:22
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezra 6:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Writing as authorized prescription: the act of inscribing something with binding, permanent legal or religious force
Source Gloss
prescribing, writing(-ten).
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Writing as authorized prescription: the act of inscribing something with binding, permanent legal or religious force
BDB: writing Usage: prescribing, writing(-ten).
Word Origins
כְּתָב is built from this root:
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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