כותב

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כותב

/koˈtev/ Modern Israeli
/koɪ̯.seɪ̯v/
/keɪ̯.seɪ̯v/
/koˈt̪ev/
/koˈd̪ev/
/køˈθev/
/keˈθev/
/koˈθev/
/koːˈteːb/
[koːˈθeːv]
/koːˈtibu/ Pre Hebrew

Where it comes from

From the active participle of כתב, which evolved into a present tense under the influence of Aramaic during the lifetime of Biblical Hebrew. Compare Arabic كَاتِب (kātib).

noun כּוֹתֵב · kotév · כּוֹתְבִים · כּוֹתֵב־ · כּוֹתְבֵי־ · כּוֹתֶבֶת

A (male) writer or author.
Similar: סוֹפֵר, מְחַבֵּר

verb כּוֹתֵב · kotév

masculine, participle, present, singular Masculine singular present participle and present tense of כָּתַב (katáv).

In English

writer person who writes; an author

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MLA

"כותב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%91. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

כותב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%91

Chicago

"כותב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%91.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כותב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}