See also: כ־ת־ב and כּתבֿ

Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Semitic *katab-.

Verb

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כְּתַב (kəṯaḇ)

  1. to write

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)

From the root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-; compare Arabic كَتَبَ (kataba, to write) and كِتَاب (kitāb, book).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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כָּתַב (katáv) (pa'al construction, future יכתוב / יִכְתֹּב, passive participle כָּתוּב, passive counterpart נִכְתַּב)

  1. to write

Conjugation

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References

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H3789 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

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כְּתָב (k'távm (plural indefinite כְּתָבִים, singular construct כְּתַב־, plural construct כִּתְבֵי־)

  1. writing, script, handwriting

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Noun

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כַּתָּב (katávm (plural indefinite כַּתָּבִים, plural construct כַּתָּבֵי־, feminine counterpart כַּתֶּבֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. a newspaper correspondent