כְּתוּבִ֕ים
𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌
ketuvim
are written
a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe); describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
2 Chronicles 13:22 · Word #6
Lexicon H3789
| Lemma | כָּתַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤕𐤁 |
| Transliteration | kâthab |
| Strong's | H3789 |
| In-context | are written |
Morphology HVqsmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | s — Participle Passive — The one receiving the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3789-22
written ones
| Root | כתב (k-t-b) |
| Core Meanings | to write, inscribe, engrave, record, prescribe |
| Semantic Range | written, inscribed, recorded, prescribed, documented; can refer to written decrees, recorded events, or scriptural writings. |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical literature, "the written ones" can point to authoritative records—legal decrees, covenantal documents, or sacred writings—underscoring the enduring authority and permanence associated with what has been inscribed. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute (כְּתוּבִים/כְּתֻבִים). Functions adjectivally or substantivally to denote things that have been written. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Qal passive participle masculine plural absolute from כתב, meaning "to write" or "to inscribe." "Written ones" preserves the passive sense (that which has been written) and reflects the masculine plural morphology indicated by the form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כתב (to write, inscribe, engrave, record, prescribe)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3789-01 |
baketuvim | among the written ones |
H3789-02 |
bekhatevo | in his inscribing |
H4385-01 |
bemikhetav | in a written document |
Word Usage (227 occurrences of H3789)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 17:14 | כְּתֹ֨ב | ketov | Write |
| Exodus 24:4 | וַ/יִּכְתֹּ֣ב | vayikhetov | and wrote |
| Exodus 24:12 | כָּתַ֖בְתִּי | kataveti | I have written |