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Hebrew word study

כָּתַבkâthab — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, p…

Pronounced “kaw-thab'”

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

Translated in the King James as: describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).

Appears 221 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Exodus — 10×
Exodus 17:14Exodus 24:4Exodus 24:12Exodus 31:18Exodus 32:15Exodus 32:32Exodus 34:1Exodus 34:27Exodus 34:28Exodus 39:30
Numbers — 5×
Numbers 5:23Numbers 11:26Numbers 17:2Numbers 17:3Numbers 33:2
Deuteronomy — 22×
Deuteronomy 4:13Deuteronomy 5:22Deuteronomy 6:9Deuteronomy 9:10Deuteronomy 10:2Deuteronomy 10:4Deuteronomy 11:20Deuteronomy 17:18Deuteronomy 24:1Deuteronomy 24:3Deuteronomy 27:3Deuteronomy 27:8Deuteronomy 28:58Deuteronomy 28:61Deuteronomy 29:20Deuteronomy 29:21Deuteronomy 29:27Deuteronomy 30:10Deuteronomy 31:9Deuteronomy 31:19Deuteronomy 31:22Deuteronomy 31:24
Joshua — 13×
Joshua 1:8Joshua 8:31Joshua 8:32Joshua 8:34Joshua 10:13Joshua 18:4Joshua 18:6Joshua 18:8Joshua 18:9Joshua 23:6Joshua 24:26+ 2 more in Joshua
Judges — 1×
Judges 8:14
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 10:25
2 Samuel — 3×
2 Sam 1:182 Sam 11:142 Sam 11:15
1 Kings — 15×
1 Ki 2:31 Ki 11:411 Ki 14:191 Ki 14:291 Ki 15:71 Ki 15:231 Ki 15:311 Ki 16:51 Ki 16:141 Ki 16:201 Ki 16:271 Ki 21:81 Ki 21:91 Ki 22:391 Ki 22:45
2 Kings — 30×
2 Ki 1:182 Ki 8:232 Ki 10:12 Ki 10:62 Ki 10:342 Ki 12:192 Ki 13:82 Ki 13:122 Ki 14:62 Ki 14:152 Ki 14:182 Ki 14:282 Ki 15:62 Ki 15:112 Ki 15:152 Ki 15:212 Ki 15:262 Ki 15:312 Ki 15:362 Ki 16:192 Ki 17:372 Ki 20:202 Ki 21:172 Ki 21:252 Ki 22:13+ 5 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 5×
1 Chr 4:411 Chr 9:11 Chr 16:401 Chr 24:61 Chr 29:29
2 Chronicles — 27×
2 Chr 9:292 Chr 12:152 Chr 13:222 Chr 16:112 Chr 20:342 Chr 23:182 Chr 24:272 Chr 25:42 Chr 25:262 Chr 26:222 Chr 27:72 Chr 28:262 Chr 30:12 Chr 30:52 Chr 30:182 Chr 31:32 Chr 32:172 Chr 32:322 Chr 33:192 Chr 34:212 Chr 34:242 Chr 34:312 Chr 35:122 Chr 35:252 Chr 35:26+ 2 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 6×
Ezra 3:2Ezra 3:4Ezra 4:6Ezra 4:7Ezra 8:34+ 1 more in Ezra
Nehemiah — 10×
Nehemiah 6:6Nehemiah 7:5Nehemiah 8:14Nehemiah 8:15Nehemiah 9:38Nehemiah 10:34Nehemiah 10:36Nehemiah 12:22Nehemiah 12:23Nehemiah 13:1
Esther — 17×
Esther 1:19Esther 2:23Esther 3:9Esther 3:12Esther 6:2Esther 8:5Esther 8:8Esther 8:9Esther 8:10Esther 9:20Esther 9:23Esther 9:29Esther 9:32Esther 10:2+ 3 more in Esther
Job — 3×
Job 13:26Job 19:23Job 31:35
Psalms — 6×
Psalms 40:7Psalms 69:28Psalms 87:6Psalms 102:18Psalms 139:16Psalms 149:9
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 3:3Proverbs 7:3Proverbs 22:20
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Eccles 12:10
Isaiah — 8×
Isaiah 4:3Isaiah 8:1Isaiah 10:1Isaiah 10:19Isaiah 30:8Isaiah 44:5Isaiah 65:6+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 21×
Jeremiah 17:1Jeremiah 17:13Jeremiah 22:30Jeremiah 25:13Jeremiah 30:2Jeremiah 31:33Jeremiah 32:10Jeremiah 32:12Jeremiah 32:44Jeremiah 36:2Jeremiah 36:4Jeremiah 36:6Jeremiah 36:17Jeremiah 36:18Jeremiah 36:27Jeremiah 36:28Jeremiah 36:29Jeremiah 36:32Jeremiah 45:1Jeremiah 51:60+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Ezekiel — 7×
Ezekiel 2:10Ezekiel 13:9Ezekiel 24:2Ezekiel 37:16Ezekiel 37:20Ezekiel 43:11+ 1 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 3×
Daniel 9:11Daniel 9:13Daniel 12:1
Hosea — 2×
Hosea 8:12+ 1 more in Hosea
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 2:2
Malachi — 1×
Malachi 3:16

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