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כְּתַב H3790

H3790 is the Hebrew word כְּתַב, transliterated kᵉthab and said keth-ab'. The King James Version most often renders it wrote.

Word: כְּתַבTransliteration: kᵉthabSaid: keth-ab'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

{to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3789 (כָּתַב).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

wrote 4×written 1×might write 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: write(-ten).

Verses using כְּתַב

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 4:8 · KJV

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

Ezra 5:7 · KJV

They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.

Ezra 5:10 · KJV

We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

Daniel 5:5 · KJV

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 6:25 · KJV

Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

Daniel 7:1 · KJV

In 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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3790 mean?

H3790 is the Hebrew word כְּתַב (kᵉthab), meaning {to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}.

How is H3790 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it wrote (4 times), written (1 time), might write (1 time).

How many times does H3790 appear in the Bible?

כְּתַב (kᵉthab) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3790 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3789 (כָּתַב).

Nearby entries

H3787 · כָּשֵׁר — by implication, to be acceptable; also to…H3788 · כִּשְׁרוֹן — success, advantage H3789 · כָּתַב — to grave, by implication, to write…H3791 · כָּתָב — something written, i.e. a writing, record or book H3792 · כְּתָב — {something written, i.e. a writing, record or book}H3793 · כְּתֹבֶת — a letter or other mark branded on the skin

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