כָּתַב

Strong’s Definition

to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to write, record, enrol
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(piel) to continue writing

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâthab; Pronunciation: kaw-thab'