Strong's H3790 · Hebrew
כְּתַב
kᵉthab · /keth-ab'/
Definition
{to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}
KJV: write(-ten).
Root / derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3789 (כָּתַב)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כְּתַב across 7 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
7 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Ezra4 verses
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: scribe: or, secretary
Ezra 5:7They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace. wherein: Chaldee, in the midst whereof
Ezra 5:10We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
Ezra 6:2And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: Achmetha: or, Ecbatana, or, in a coffer
Daniel3 verses
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
Daniel 6:25Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
Daniel 7:1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. had: Cald. saw matters: or, words
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3790 (kᵉthab) mean?
{to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}
How many times does H3790 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3790 (כְּתַב) appears in 7 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “wrote.”
How is kᵉthab translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3790 is rendered as “wrote” (5×), “written” (2×), “write” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word כְּתַב come from?
(Aramaic) corresponding to H3789 (כָּתַב)