Original: כָּתַב

Transliteration: kâthab

Phonetic: kaw-thab'

Short Definition: Describe

Original: כּתב

Transliteration: kâthab

Phonetic: kaw-thab'

BDB Definition:

1. to write, record, enroll
   1. (Qal)
      1. to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on
      2. to write down, describe in writing
      3. to register, enroll, record
      4. to decree
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to be written
      2. to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled
   3. (Piel) to continue writing

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1053

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H3791, H3793, H3794, H4385