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3791 – כְּתָב (ketav)

writing


Type:
Noun Noun
 
masc. ♂ masculine
 
Hebrew: כְּתָב (ketav)
Pronunciation: ke-tav    Listen
Gematria: 422(20 + 400 + 2)    words with the same gematria
Origin: from H3789 (כָּתַב)
Usage: 17 times in OT

Description

1) a writing, document, edict
1a) register, enrolment, roll
1b) mode of writing, character, letter
1c) letter, document, a writing
1d) a written edict
1d1) of royal enactment
1d2) of divine authority


Synonyms

כְּתָבketav♂H3791
(17 ggr)		writing
מְגִלָּהmegillah♀H4039
(21 ggr)		scroll
מִכְתָּבmichtav♂H4385
(9 ggr)		writing
סֵ֫פֶרsefer♂H5612a
(185 ggr)		scroll
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Origin

from H3789 (כָּתַב):

כָּתַבkatavH3789to write

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word ketav was translated to the following:

ἀπογραφήapographeG0582taxing
γραφήgrapheG1124scripture
δόγμαdogmaG1378decree
ἐπιστολήepistoleG1992epistle

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state
Ncbsc-12
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state
Ncbsa-5


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References (17 occurances in 16 verses)




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