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Lexicon :: Strong's H3791 - kᵊṯāḇ

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כְּתָב
Transliteration
kᵊṯāḇ
Pronunciation
kaw-thawb'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1053a

Strong’s Definitions

כָּתָב kâthâb, kaw-thawb'; from H3789; something written, i.e. a writing, record or book:—register, scripture, writing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H3791 in the following manner: writing (14x), register (2x), scripture (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H3791 in the following manner: writing (14x), register (2x), scripture (1x).

  1. a writing, document, edict

    1. register, enrolment, roll

    2. mode of writing, character, letter

    3. letter, document, a writing

    4. a written edict

      1. of royal enactment

      2. of divine authority

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּתָב kâthâb, kaw-thawb'; from H3789; something written, i.e. a writing, record or book:—register, scripture, writing.
STRONGS H3791: Abbreviations
† כְּתָב noun masculineEzra 4:7 writing (late Aramaic; Biblical Aramaic כְּתָב Syriac bdb050801); — כ׳ absolute 1 Chronicles 28:19 + 4 times; construct Ezekiel 13:9 + 4 times; suffix כְּתָבָהּ Esther 1:22 + 2 times; כְּתָבָם Ezra 2:62 + 3 times; — writing:
1. register, enrolement, Ezekiel 13:9; Ezra 2:62 = Nehemiah 7:64.
2. = mode of writing, character, letter, הִנִּשְׁתְּוָן כָּתוּב אֲרָמִית וּכ׳ Ezra 4:7 and the writing of the letter was written in Aramaic (characters; so probably, see BeRy Ryle, compare Late Hebrew HoffmZAW i.(1881), 334 ff.); compare Esther 1:22; Esther 3:12; Esther 8:9 (twice in verse).
3. = letter, 2 Chron 2:10; Esther 9:27.
4. of a royal enactment, edict 2 Chronicles 35:4 (|| מִכְתָּב), Esther 3:14; Esther 8:8, 13; more fully כְּתָבהַֿדָּת Esther 4:8.
5. of a writing with divine authority 1 Chronicles 28:19; אֱמֶת כ׳ Daniel 10:21, i.e. a book of truth.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

28:19; 28:19

2 Chronicles

2:10; 35:4

Ezra

2:62; 2:62; 4:7; 4:7

Nehemiah

7:64

Esther

1:22; 1:22; 3:12; 3:14; 4:8; 8:8; 8:9; 8:13; 9:27

Ezekiel

13:9; 13:9

Daniel

10:21

H3791

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3791 matches the Hebrew כְּתָב (kᵊṯāḇ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in 'Ezr' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:62

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:62 - These sought their listing among those who were registered by genealogy, but they were not found; therefore they were excluded from the priesthood as defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:7 - In the days of Artaxerxes also, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabel, and the rest of their companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the letter was written in Aramaic script, and translated into the Aramaic language.
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