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).

H3789

Joshua 18:8 · Word #15

Lexicon H3789

Lemmaכָּתַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤕𐤁
Transliterationkâthab
Strong'sH3789
In-contextand 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 NotesConjunction וְ + Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural (HC/Vqv2mp) from כָּתַב. Direct command addressed to a masculine plural group.
Rendering RationaleThe 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