מִכְתָּ֔ב
𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤁
mikhetav
a letter
from כָּתַב; a thing written, the characters, or a document (letter, copy, edict, poem); writing.
H4385
2 Chronicles 21:12 · Word #3
Lexicon H4385
| Lemma | מִכְתָּב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤁 |
| Transliteration | miktâb |
| Strong's | H4385 |
| In-context | a letter |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H4385-02
a written-document
| Root | כתב (k-t-v) |
| Core Meanings | to write, inscribe, record, engrave |
| Semantic Range | a letter, written record, official document, decree, inscription, written composition |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical world, a מִכְתָּב represents the enduring and authoritative form of communication—whether royal edicts, prophetic writings, or personal letters—emphasizing the permanence and legal or covenantal weight of what has been committed to writing. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular noun (absolute or construct). A mem-prefix noun of result from the root כתב, indicating the product or result of writing. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִכְתָּב is a masculine singular form derived from the root כתב (“to write”). Rendering it as "a written-document" preserves the passive resultative sense (that which has been written) while clearly reflecting its singular masculine form in context. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כתב (to write, inscribe, record, engrave)
| 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 |
H3791-01 |
bikhetav | in a written record |
H3789-03 |
bikhetov | in inscribing |
H3789-04 |
ekhetav | I will inscribe |
H3789-05 |
ekhetavenah | I will inscribe her |
H3789-06 |
hakatuv | the written (one) |
H3791-02 |
haketav | the written record |
H3789-07 |
haketuvah | the written document |
H3789-08 |
haketuvim | the written ones |
H3789-09 |
haketuvot | the inscribed writings |
H3789-10 |
hakotevim | the inscribing men |
H3789-11 |
kakatuv | as the written (record) |
|
kamikhetav | according to the written-document |
H3789-12 |
katav | he inscribed |
H3789-13 |
kataveta | you (masculine singular) inscribed |
H3789-14 |
kataveti | I have inscribed |
H3789-15 |
katevem | Inscribe them! |
H3789-16 |
katevu | they inscribed |
H3789-17 |
katuv | inscribed (masculine singular) |
H3789-18 |
ketav | Inscribe! (you, masculine singular) |
H3792-01 |
ketava | the written-record |
H3790-01 |
ketiv | inscribed |
H3789-19 |
ketuvah | written (feminine singular) |
H3789-20 |
ketuvim | written ones |
H3789-21 |
khakatuv | as the written record |
H3789-22 |
khataveti | I inscribed |
H3789-23 |
khatevah | you inscribed her (fem.) / she inscribed |
H3789-24 |
khatuv | having-been-inscribed |
H3790-02 |
khetav | he inscribed |
H3791-03 |
khetavam | their written-record |
H3789-25 |
khetuvah | written (feminine singular) |
H3789-26 |
khetuvim | written ones |
H3789-27 |
khtvv | written/inscribed (masculine singular); I will inscribe |
H3791-04 |
kikhetavah | according to her written-record |
H3789-28 |
kikhetavam | their inscribed writing |
H3789-29 |
kitevu | Write, you men! |
H3789-30 |
kotev | he who is writing |
H3789-31 |
likhetov | to inscribe |
H3789-32 |
nikhetav | he is inscribed |
|
nikhetuv | let us inscribe |
H5407-01 |
nishetevana | the written-document |
H3789-33 |
tikatev | she will be inscribed |
H3789-34 |
tikhetevu | you men will inscribe |
H3789-35 |
tikhetov | you shall inscribe |
H3789-36 |
ukhetavetam | and you shall inscribe them |
H3789-37 |
ukhetov | and inscribe! |
H3789-38 |
umekhatevim | and the inscribing writers |
H3789-39 |
vaekhetov | and I inscribed |
H3789-40 |
vatikhetov | and she inscribed |
H3789-41 |
vayikatev | and he was inscribed |
H3789-42 |
vayikhetav | and he inscribed |
H3789-43 |
vayikhetevem | and he inscribed them |
H3789-44 |
vayikhetevu | and they inscribed |
H3789-45 |
vayikhetevuha | and they inscribed her |
H3789-46 |
vayikhetov | and he inscribed |
H3789-47 |
veekhetov | and I will inscribe |
|
vehamikhetav | and the inscribed document |
H3789-48 |
vekhatav | and he inscribed |
H3789-49 |
vekhataveta | and you shall inscribe |
H3789-50 |
vekhataveti | and I will inscribe |
H3789-51 |
vekhatov | and inscribe! |
H3789-52 |
vekhatuv | and inscribed |
H3789-53 |
vekhitevu | and you all inscribe! |
H3789-54 |
vekhotevim | and those inscribing |
H3789-55 |
venikhetav | and it was inscribed |
H3789-56 |
veyikatev | and he shall be inscribed |
H3789-57 |
veyikatevun | and they shall be inscribed |
H3789-58 |
veyikhetevu | and they will inscribe |
H3789-59 |
yikatev | let him be inscribed |
H3789-60 |
yikatevu | they will be inscribed |
H3789-61 |
yikhetevem | he will inscribe them |
H3789-62 |
yikhetov | he will inscribe |
Word Usage (9 occurrences of H4385)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 32:16 | וְ/הַ/מִּכְתָּ֗ב | vehamikhetav | and-the-writing |
| Exodus 32:16 | מִכְתַּ֤ב | mikhetav | writing |
| Exodus 39:30 | מִכְתַּב֙ | mikhetav | writing |