וְ/כִתְב֤וּ
𐤅/𐤊𐤕𐤁𐤅
vekhitevu
and write
a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe); describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
Joshua 18:8 · Word #15
Lexicon H3789
| Lemma | כָּתַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤕𐤁 |
| Transliteration | kâthab |
| Strong's | H3789 |
| In-context | and write |
Morphology HC/Vqv2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H3789-55
and you all inscribe!
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural (HC/Vqv2mp) from כָּתַב. Direct command addressed to a masculine plural group. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root כתב carries the concrete sense of engraving or inscribing, from which the broader idea of writing develops. Rendering it as "inscribe" preserves this tactile, deliberate nuance. The form is Qal imperative, second masculine plural with prefixed conjunction, so "you all" reflects the plural address and "and" represents the conjunction. |
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Words from Root כתב (engraving, inscribing, writing, 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 |
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 |