Word

כְּתַב

kᵉthab · H3790 · Aramaic · 8 occurrences

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Meanings

to write down, to write, to inscribe, to incise

Action by which humans or deities mark letters, words or other symbols on a surface, such as clay, stone, skin, or papyrus, usually with a pointed stylus or reed

Examples
Ezra 5:7 They sent the report to him in which it was written as follows: “To Darius the king, all peace.
Ezra 6:2 And in Ecbatana, in the fortress which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found; and the following was written in it: “Memorandum—
Daniel 5:5 Suddenly the fingers of a human hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.
to register, to record, to enroll, to list

Causative action by which humans write down names or other information for record keeping purposes, without an explicit reference to a scroll or other writing materials

Examples
Ezra 5:10 “We also asked them their names so as to inform you, in order that we might write down the names of the men who were in charge.
to write, to issue

Causative action by which humans create a written document, such as a letter, book, or song

Examples
Ezra 4:8 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes, as follows—
Daniel 6:25 Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages who were living in all the land: “May your peace be great!

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

8 occurrences in 7 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 2
Not stated (participle) 2
דִּכְרוֹןrecord 1
דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁDarius 1
רְחוּםRehum 1
שִׁמְשַׁיShimshai 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

אִגְּרָאletter 1
חֵלֶםdream 1
שֻׁםname 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

5 occurrences in 7 groups

בin/on/with+ גַּוmidst 2
עַלon, upon, over, against+ גִּירplaster 1
עַלon, upon, over, against+ יְרוּשָׁלֵםJerusalem 1
כlike/as+ דֵּןthis 1
לto/for+ עַםpeople 1
לto/for+ קְבֵלbefore 1

With adverbsAdverbs

2 occurrences in 2 groups

כֵּןthus 1
כְּנֵמָאso 1

Second object ofSecond object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

יְדַעcertify 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

γράφω gráphō · G1125 · to write, (it) is written: Greek γράφω renders Aramaic כְּתַב as its direct translation equivalent for the act of writing, with both terms sharing the core semantic domain of inscribing text.

Semantic domains 4 entries

Write002001001072: Ezra 4:8 recounts that “Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes.”
Dead002001001018: This Dead code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's idiomatic “to be written in the earth” sense (of mortality); this word's own occurrences describe letters, records, and decrees being written, never that idiom of death.
Exist002002002005: This Exist code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's broader “to write; to issue” sense; this word's own occurrences show the ordinary act of writing, not a distinct nuance of a document coming into being.
Non-Know002004002008: This Non-Know code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's idiomatic “to be written in the earth > to be soon forgotten” sense; this word's own occurrences never carry that idiom of being forgotten.

Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

כָּתַב kâthab · H3789 · to write down, to write, to inscribe · 223×כָּתָב kâthâb · H3791 · record, writing system, script · 17×כְּתָב kᵉthâb · H3792 · prescribing, writing · 12×מִכְתָּב miktâb · H4385 · writing, written message, inscription · 9×כְּתַבkᵉthab · H3790כְּתֹבֶת kᵉthôbeth · H3793 · incision, tattoo, scar · 1×

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0