Hebrew noun (Aramaic, masculine) · H3792
כְּתָב
kethabketh-awb'
inscription
12 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kᵉthâb
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3792is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 39Old Testament books
- 10spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H3792
{something written, i.e. a writing, record or book}
The King James renders it: prescribing, writing(-ten).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
kethab is rendered "inscription". It stands 12 times in the Hebrew text, across two books.
- Ten of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ezra 6:18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
Ezra 6:18כִּכְתָ֖ב
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- writing the9
- according to writing of1
- and writing the1
- writing1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- כְּתָבָא֙3
- וּכְתָבָ֥א1
- כִּכְתָ֖ב1
- כְתָֽב׃1
- כְתָבָ֖א1
- כְּתָבָ֜א1
- כְּתָבָ֑א1
- כְּתָבָ֖א1
- כְתָבָ֤ה1
- כְּתָבָ֣ה1
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)9ANcbsd/Ta
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1AC/Ncbsd/Ta
- noun · masculine or feminine singular1ANcbsa
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1AR/Ncbsc
Ezra
two uses
They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
- כִּכְתָ֖בkikhtavpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: according to writing of
up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.
- כְתָֽב׃khetavnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: writing
Daniel
ten uses
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- כְּתָבָ֣הketavah'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: writing the
So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
- כְּתָבָא֙ketava'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: writing the
Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.
- כְתָבָ֤הkhetavah'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: writing the
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- כְּתָבָ֜אketava'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: writing the
In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.
- כְּתָבָא֙ketava'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: writing the
Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
- וּכְתָבָ֥אukhetava'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and writing the
Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
- כְתָבָ֖אkhetava'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: writing the
Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
- כְּתָבָ֑אketava'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: writing the
Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
- כְּתָבָ֖אketava'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: writing the
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
- כְּתָבָא֙ketava'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: writing the
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.