Strong's Concordance, Hebrew Dictionary
212 King James Bible Verses
WORDS OF GOD IN RED
Here are describe, record, prescribe, subscribe and related words in the Bible. What does the source Hebrew word כָּתַב mean and how is it used in the Bible? Below are the English definition details. Also below are examples within Bible verses highlighted in yellow (follow this link to go there). Tap or hover on blue, underlined words to see more original scripture and meanings. Information sourced from Strong's Concordance[1].
Strong's Number: H3789
Hebrew Base Word: כָּתַב
Part of speech: Verb
Usage: Describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten)
Definition: To grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe).
Detailed definition:
Derived terms: A primitive root.
Pronunciation:
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“And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.”
— Exodus 17:14
“And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”
— Exodus 24:4
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.”
— Exodus 24:12
“And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.”
— Exodus 31:18
“And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.”
— Exodus 32:15
“Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.”
— Exodus 32:32
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.”
— Exodus 34:1
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.”
— Exodus 34:27
“And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.”
— Exodus 34:28
“And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.”
— Exodus 39:30
“And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:”
— Numbers 5:23
“But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.”
— Numbers 11:26
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.”
— Numbers 17:2
“And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.”
— Numbers 17:3
“And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the Lord: and these are their journeys according to their goings out.”
— Numbers 33:2
“And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.”
— Deuteronomy 4:13
“These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:22
“And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.”
— Deuteronomy 6:9
“And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly. And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.”
— Deuteronomy 9:10
“And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.”
— Deuteronomy 10:2
“And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me. of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me.”
— Deuteronomy 10:4
“And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:”
— Deuteronomy 11:20
“And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:”
— Deuteronomy 17:18
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.”
— Deuteronomy 24:1
“And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;”
— Deuteronomy 24:3
“And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee.”
— Deuteronomy 27:3
“And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.”
— Deuteronomy 27:8
“If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;”
— Deuteronomy 28:58
“Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.”
— Deuteronomy 28:61
“The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.”
— Deuteronomy 29:20
“And the Lord shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:”
— Deuteronomy 29:21
“And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:”
— Deuteronomy 29:27
“If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.”
— Deuteronomy 30:10
“And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.”
— Deuteronomy 31:9
“Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.”
— Deuteronomy 31:19
“Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.”
— Deuteronomy 31:22
“And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,”
— Deuteronomy 31:24
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”
— God, Joshua 1:8
“As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.”
— Joshua 8:31
“And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.”
— Joshua 8:32
“And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.”
— Joshua 8:34
“And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.”
— Joshua 10:13
“Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.”
— Joshua 18:4
“Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.”
— Joshua 18:6
“And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh.”
— Joshua 18:8
“And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.”
— Joshua 18:9
“Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;”
— Joshua 23:6
“And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.”
— Joshua 24:26
“And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.”
— Judges 8:14
“Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.”
— 1 Samuel 10:25
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