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כְּתָב
kᵉthâb · Hebrew · Strong's H3792 · 12 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew and Greek words as “writing”
What it means
{something written, i.e. a writing, record or book}
(Aramaic) corresponding to H3791 (כָּתָב)
How the KJV renders it
prescribing, writing
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Where it appears
12 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
Daniel 5:7 ANcmsd/TdDaniel 5:8 ANcmsd/TdDaniel 5:15 ANcmsd/TdDaniel 5:16 ANcmsd/TdDaniel 5:17 ANcmsd/TdDaniel 5:24 AC/Ncmsd/TdDaniel 5:25 ANcmsd/TdDaniel 6:8 ANcmsd/TdDaniel 6:9 ANcmsd/TdDaniel 6:10 ANcmsd/TdEzra 6:18 AR/NcmscEzra 7:22 ANcmsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.