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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 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:19 - David said, "All of this I put in writing as the LORD directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:11 - King Huram of Tyre sent this letter to Solomon: "Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you their king."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:4 - Prepare yourselves by your families according to your divisions, as instructed by King David of Israel and his son Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:62

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:62 - They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:7 - And during the reign of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes of Persia. This letter was first written in Aramaic but then translated. [Aramaic:]

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:64

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:64 - They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:22 - He sent letters throughout all the royal provinces, to each province according to its own script and to each people according to its own language, that every man should be ruling his family and should be speaking the language of his own people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:12 - So the royal scribes were summoned in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month. Everything Haman commanded was written to the king's satraps and governors who were in every province and to the officials of every people, province by province according to its script and people by people according to its language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written and sealed with the king's signet ring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:14 - A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants, so that they would be prepared for this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:8 - He also gave him a written copy of the law that had been disseminated in Susa for their destruction so that he could show it to Esther and talk to her about it. He also gave instructions that she should go to the king to implore him and petition him on behalf of her people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:8 - Now you write in the king's name whatever in your opinion is appropriate concerning the Jews and seal it with the king's signet ring. Any decree that is written in the king's name and sealed with the king's signet ring cannot be rescinded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:9 - The king's scribes were quickly summoned - in the third month (that is, the month of Sivan), on the twenty-third day. They wrote out everything that Mordecai instructed to the Jews and to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces all the way from India to Ethiopia - a hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all - to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, and to the Jews according to their own script and their own language.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:13 - A copy of the edict was to be presented as law throughout each and every province and made known to all peoples, so that the Jews might be prepared on that day to avenge themselves from their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:27 - Therefore, because of the account found in this letter and what they had faced in this regard and what had happened to them, the Jews established as binding on themselves, their descendants, and all who joined their company that they should observe these two days without fail, just as written and at the appropriate time on an annual basis.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:9 - My hand will be against the prophets who see delusion and announce lying omens. They will not be included in the council of my people, nor be written in the registry of the house of Israel, nor enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:21 - However, I will first tell you what is written in a dependable book. (There is no one who strengthens me against these princes, except Michael your prince.
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