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כְּתָב

Strong’s: A3792 · H3791

Associated OET lemmas: כְּתָב

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: כתב

Sense 1: record

Semantic domains: Write (002001001069)

Definition: = a reference to one's name in a written document

Show passage in OET: EZR 2:62

OET-RV EZR 2:62

62 They had searched for their records among the genealogies, but couldn’t find their families listed, so they were disqualified to serve as priests.

OET-LV EZR 2:62

62 These they _sought document _of_their those_who _had_had _themselves _enrolled and_not they _were _found and_they _were _defiled from the_priesthood.

Show passage in OET: NEH 7:64

OET-RV NEH 7:64

64 They had search the genealogical records for their family histories, but didn’t find them, so they were ineligible to serve as priests.

OET-LV NEH 7:64

64 These they _sought document _of_their those_who _had_had _themselves _enrolled and_not it _was _found and_they _were _defiled from the_priesthood.

Jump to OET EZR 2:62 section.

Jump to OET NEH 7:64 section.

Sense 2: writing system, script

Semantic domains: Languages (002004001009003)

Core domains: Communication (041)

Definition: = the way a certain language is written

Synonyms: לָשֹׁון

Show passage in OET: EST 1:22

OET-RV EST 1:22

22 They wrote letters to every province using its own alphabet and to each people group in its own language. The letters said that men should be the masters over their wives and children, and that a husband should be able to give orders to his wife in his own language and that she should understand and obey him.

OET-LV EST 1:22

22 And_he _sent _out documents to all _of the _provinces _of the_king to province and_province according_to _of_its _writing and_near/to people and_people according_to _of_its _language to_be every _of man ruling over_his _own _of_household and_speaking according_to _the _language _of his _people _of_his.

Show passage in OET: EST 3:12

OET-RV EST 3:12

12 On the thirteenth day of that same month, Haman called in the royal scribes, and he dictated a letter to them. He told them to send copies to the royal officials, the governors of each province, and the leaders of each people group within the empire. The scribes translated the letter so it could be sent to each province using its own alphabet and to each people group in its own language. To show that he was sending the letter under the king’s own authority, Haman sealed each copy of the letter with the ring that had the king’s official seal on it.

OET-LV EST 3:12

12 And_ the _scribes _of the_king _they _were _summoned in_month (the)_first on_thir- teenth day in/on/over_him/it and_it _was _written according_to _all that Haman he _commanded to the _satraps _of the_king and_near/to the_governors who were_over province and_province and_near/to the_officials _of people and_people province and_province according_to _of_its _writing and_people and_people according_to _of_its _language in/on_name _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh it_was_written and_it_was_sealed with_the _signet-ring _of the _king.

Jump to OET EST 1:22 section.

Jump to OET EST 3:12 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

EST: OET EST 1:22 · OET EST 3:12 · OET EST 8:9

Sense 3: writing, written message

Semantic domains: Scrolls (001004001014)

Core domains: Communication (041)

Definition: = a written document, written on an unspecified surface

Synonyms: כְּתָב

Show passage in OET: CH1 28:19

OET-RV CH1 28:19

19 He said, “I’ve written down all those plans following Yahweh’s direction, as he gave me instructions for what has to be done.”

OET-LV CH1 28:19

19 (The)_everything in_writing from_the _hand _of YHWH on_me he _made _clear all _of the _works _of the _pattern.

Show passage in OET: CH2 2:10

OET-RV CH2 2:11

11 King Huram of Tsor wrote back to King Shelomoh, “Yahweh has appointed you as king over his people because he loves them.

OET-LV CH2 2:10

10  And_ Ḩūrām the _king _of Tsor/(Tyre) _he/it _said in_a _document and_he _sent to Shəlomoh/(Solomon) because_loves _of YHWH DOM people _of_his he_has _made _you over_them king.

Jump to OET CH1 28:19 section.

Jump to OET CH2 2:11 section.

All 23 recorded passages for this sense

CH1: OET CH1 28:19

CH2: OET CH2 2:11 · OET CH2 35:4

EZR: OET EZR 4:7 · OET EZR 6:18 · OET EZR 7:22

EST: OET EST 3:14 · OET EST 4:8 · OET EST 8:8 · OET EST 8:13 · OET EST 9:27

EZE: OET EZE 13:9

DAN: OET DAN 5:7–8 · OET DAN 5:15–17 · OET DAN 5:24–25 · OET DAN 6:8–10 · OET DAN 10:21