Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to write
Usage: 1) to write 1a) (P'al) to write, to be written
Strong's Number
H3790
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
2
Strong's H3790 Quick Answer
Strong's H3790 כְּתַב (kthab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kthab (keth-ab') v. 1. write(-ten) [(Aramaic) corresponding to H3789] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include write. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- kthab (keth-ab') v. 1. write(-ten) [(Aramaic) corresponding to H3789]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- write
Meaning and Definition
kthab (keth-ab') v. 1. write(-ten) [(Aramaic) corresponding to H3789] Root(s): H3789
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3790. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3790 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kthab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
write
Ezra 5:10
How Strong's H3790 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3790 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3790 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3790.
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3790, grouped by book.
Daniel 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H3790 FAQ
What does kethab (כְּתַב) mean?
Strong's H3790 is a Hebrew entry for H3790 כְּתַב (kthab). kthab (keth-ab') v. 1. write(-ten) [(Aramaic) corresponding to H3789]
How many times is kethab (כְּתַב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H3790 across 2 books.
Where can I study kethab (כְּתַב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3790 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate kethab (כְּתַב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as write. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.