כָּתַב (kâthab) — Describe
Hebrew word study: כָּתַב (kâthab), Strong's H3789. to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
KJV translation words: describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
Strong's H3789 is tagged on 223 words in 211 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 17:14 and last appears in Malachi 3:16.
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Forms found in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 211)
- Exodus 17:14 — כְּתֹב — write
- Exodus 24:4 — וַיִּכְתֹּב — and he wrote
- Exodus 24:12 — כָּתַבְתִּי — I have written
- Exodus 31:18 — כְּתֻבִים — written
- Exodus 32:15 — כְּתֻבִים — written
- Exodus 32:32 — כָּתָבְתָּ — you have written
- Exodus 34:1 — וְכָתַבְתִּי — and I will write
- Exodus 34:27 — כְּתָב — write
- Exodus 34:28 — וַיִּכְתֹּב — and he wrote
- Exodus 39:30 — וַיִּכְתְּבוּ — and they inscribed
- Numbers 5:23 — וְכָתַב — and he will write
- Numbers 11:26 — בַּכְּתֻבִים — among those written
- Numbers 17:2 — תִּכְתֹּב — you will write
- Numbers 17:3 — תִּכְתֹּב — you will write
- Numbers 33:2 — וַיִּכְתֹּב — and he wrote down
- Deuteronomy 4:13 — וַיִּכְתְּבֵם — and he inscribed them
- Deuteronomy 5:22 — וַיִּכְתְּבֵם — and he inscribed them
- Deuteronomy 6:9 — וּכְתַבְתָּם — and you will write them
- Deuteronomy 9:10 — כְּתֻבִים — inscribed
- Deuteronomy 10:2 — וְאֶכְתֹּב — so I may inscribe
- Deuteronomy 10:4 — וַיִּכְתֹּב — and he wrote
- Deuteronomy 11:20 — וּכְתַבְתָּם — and you will write them
- Deuteronomy 17:18 — וְכָתַב — and he will write
- Deuteronomy 24:1 — וְכָתַב — and he will write
- Deuteronomy 24:3 — וְכָתַב — and he will write
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3790 כְּתַב (kᵉthab), H3791 כָּתָב (kâthâb), H3793 כְּתֹבֶת (kᵉthôbeth), H4385 מִכְתָּב (miktâb).
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Frequently asked questions
What does kâthab (H3789) mean?
To grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe).
How is H3789 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3789 as: describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten)..
How often does כָּתַב (kâthab) appear?
Strong's H3789 is tagged on 223 words in 211 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 17:14 and last appears in Malachi 3:16.
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