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מִכְתָּב
miktâb · Hebrew · Strong's H4385 · 9 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew and Greek words as “writing”
What it means
a thing written, the characters, or a document (letter, copy, edict, poem)
from H3789 (כָּתַב);
How the KJV renders it
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.
Questions this word decides
Where it appears
9 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 8 verses shown.
2 Chronicles 21:12 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 35:4 HC/R/Ncmsc2 Chronicles 36:22 HR/NcmsaDeuteronomy 10:4 HRd/NcmsaExodus 32:16 HC/Td/NcmsaExodus 39:30 HNcmscEzra 1:1 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 38:9 HNcmsa
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.