What does כָּתִית (kātiyt) mean in the Bible?
כָּתִית (kātiyt): Oil refined through beating rather than pressing; purity achieved through labor and processing, not natural extraction
Hebrew · H3795
כָּתִית
Beaten , i.e. pure (oil)
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כָּתִית H3795
Pronunciation kātiyt
What does כָּתִית (kātiyt) mean in the Bible?
כָּתִית (kātiyt): Oil refined through beating rather than pressing; purity achieved through labor and processing, not natural extraction
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3795?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from pressed [olives] (2), of pressed (2), . . . (1).
Where does כָּתִית (kātiyt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 27:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2), 1 Kings (1), Leviticus (1), Numbers (1).
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 from pressed [olives] 2× Exodus 29:40, Numbers 28:5
of pressed 2× Exodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2
. . . 1× 1 Kings 5:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 27:20 כָּתִ֖ית to of pressed Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 29:40 כָּתִית֙ to from pressed [olives] Adjective - masculine singular construct Leviticus 24:2 כָּתִ֖ית to of pressed Adjective - masculine singular Numbers 28:5 כָּתִ֖ית to from pressed [olives] Adjective - masculine singular 1 Kings 5:11 כָּתִ֑ית to . . . Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 27:20
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Exodus 2 Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 1 Kings 1
Source forms
כָּתִ֖ית 3x kā·ṯîṯ Exodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2, Numbers 28:5
כָּתִית֙ 1x kā·ṯîṯ Exodus 29:40
כָּתִ֑ית 1x kā·ṯîṯ 1 Kings 5:11
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 4x Exodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2, Numbers 28:5, 1 Kings 5:11
Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Exodus 29:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Oil refined through beating rather than pressing; purity achieved through labor and processing, not natural extraction
Source Gloss
beaten , i.e. pure (oil)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Oil refined through beating rather than pressing; purity achieved through labor and processing, not natural extraction
beaten, i.e. pure (oil) BDB: beaten Usage: beaten.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כָּתִית is built from this root:
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