כְתַ֔ב
𐤊𐤕𐤁
khetav
he wrote
(Aramaic) corresponding to כָּתַב; {to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}; write(-ten).
H3790
Daniel 7:1 · Word #15
Lexicon H3790
| Lemma | כְּתַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤕𐤁 |
| Transliteration | kᵉthab |
| Strong's | H3790 |
| In-context | he wrote |
Morphology AVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3790-02
he inscribed
| Root | כתב (k-t-b) |
| Core Meanings | writing, inscribing, engraving, recording, prescribing |
| Semantic Range | to write, inscribe, engrave, record, decree, prescribe; as a noun, writing, document, inscription |
| Conceptual Significance | The act of writing in the biblical world signifies permanence, authority, and covenantal record. What is "written" carries enduring legal, prophetic, or divine weight, marking the transition from spoken word to fixed testimony. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular (AVqp3ms); also attested as a masculine singular absolute noun in related forms. The verbal form denotes a completed action performed by a male subject: "he wrote/inscribed." |
| Rendering Rationale | The root כתב fundamentally denotes the act of writing or engraving. Rendering the Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular as "he inscribed" preserves both the simple active stem (Qal) and the completed action in the past, while reflecting the concrete sense of marking or recording inherent in the root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כתב (writing, inscribing, engraving, recording, prescribing)
| 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 |
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 |
H4385-02 |
mikhetav | a written-document |
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 (8 occurrences of H3790)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 5:5 | וְ/כָֽתְבָן֙ | vekhatevan | and wrote |
| Daniel 5:5 | כָתְבָֽה | khatevah | wrote |
| Daniel 6:26 | כְּ֠תַב | ketav | made-a-decree |