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).

H3789

2 Chronicles 13:22 · Word #6

Lexicon H3789

Lemmaכָּתַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤕𐤁
Transliterationkâthab
Strong'sH3789
In-contextare 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

Rootכתב (k-t-b)
Core Meaningsto write, inscribe, engrave, record, prescribe
Semantic Rangewritten, inscribed, recorded, prescribed, documented; can refer to written decrees, recorded events, or scriptural writings.
Conceptual SignificanceIn 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 NotesQal passive participle, masculine plural absolute (כְּתוּבִים/כְּתֻבִים). Functions adjectivally or substantivally to denote things that have been written.
Rendering RationaleThe 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