כתב

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See also: כ־ת־ב and כּתבֿ

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *katab-.

Verb

כְּתַב (kəṯaḇ)

  1. to write

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ת־ב (k-t-b)

From the root כ־ת־ב (k-t-b), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-; compare Arabic كَتَبَ (kataba, to write) and كِتَاب (kitāb, book).

Verb

כָּתַב (katáv) (pa'al construction, future יכתוב / יִכְתֹּב, passive participle כָּתוּב, passive counterpart נִכְתַּב)

  1. to write

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

H3789 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

כְּתָב (k'távm (plural indefinite כְּתָבִים, singular construct כְּתַב־, plural construct כִּתְבֵי־)

  1. writing, script, handwriting

Derived terms

Noun

כַּתָּב (katávm (plural indefinite כַּתָּבִים, plural construct כַּתָּבֵי־, feminine counterpart כַּתֶּבֶת)

  1. a newspaper correspondent