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Strong's #3789: kathab (pronounced kaw-thab')

a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe):--describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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kâthab

1) to write, record, enroll

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on

1a2) to write down, describe in writing

1a3) to register, enroll, record

1a4) to decree

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be written

1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled

1c) (Piel) to continue writing

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: a primitive root



Usage:

This word is used 223 times:

Joshua 24:26: "And Joshua wrote these in the book of the law of God,"
Judges 8:14: "of the men of Succoth, of him: and he described unto him the princes"
1 Samuel 10:25: "the people of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before"
2 Samuel 1:18: "of Judah behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)"
2 Samuel 11:14: "And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote to Joab, and sent"
2 Samuel 11:15: " And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriah in the forefront"
1 Kings 2:3: "and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that"
1 Kings 11:41: "and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?"
1 Kings 14:19: "and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 14:29: "he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 15:7: "he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 15:23: "he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 15:31: "he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 16:5: "and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 16:14: "he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 16:20: "he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 16:27: "he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 21:8: " So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, them with his seal, and sent the letters"
1 Kings 21:9: " And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim and set Naboth"
1 Kings 21:11: "had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto"
1 Kings 22:39: "he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
1 Kings 22:45: "he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 1:18: "are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 8:23: "he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 10:1: "sons in Samaria. wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto"
2 Kings 10:6: " Then he wrote a letter the second time to If ye be mine, and if ye"
2 Kings 10:34: "his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 12:19: "he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 13:8: "and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 13:12: "of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 14:6: "of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein"
2 Kings 14:15: "of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 14:18: "of Amaziah, are they written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 14:28: "for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 15:6: "he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 15:11: "of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 15:15: "he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 15:21: "he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 15:26: "he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 15:31: "he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 15:36: "are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 16:19: "are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 17:37: "and the law, and the commandment, he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do forevermore;"
2 Kings 20:20: "into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 21:17: "he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 21:25: "are they not written in the book of the chronicles"
2 Kings 22:13: "of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning"
2 Kings 23:3: "the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all"
2 Kings 23:21: "the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant."
2 Kings 23:24: "the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah"









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