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כתב

עברית

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כתב¹

  • /kaːˈtab/
  • /kɔːˈθav/ [kʰɔːˈθaːav]
  • /kɔˈθav/ [kʰɔːˈθæːv]
  • /kaˈtab/
  • /kɔˈsav/
  • /kaˈtav/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-West Semitic *katab-.

verb כָּתַב · katáv · יכתוב · יִכְתֹּב · כָּתוּב · נִכְתַּב

  1. construction pa'al to write

כתב²

  • /kiˈtaːb/
  • /kʰəˈθaːβ/
  • /kəˈθɔːv/ [kʰəˈθɔːv]
  • /kəˈθɔv/ [kʰæˈθɔːv]
  • /keˈtav/
  • /ˈksɔv/
  • /kəˈsɔv/
  • /ˈktav/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Almost certainly an Aramaicism, from Aramaic כְּתָבָא. Cognate with Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

noun כְּתָב · k'táv · כְּתָבִים · כְּתַב־ · כִּתְבֵי־

  1. writing, script, handwriting

כתב³

  • /katˈtaːb/
  • [kʰatˈtʰaːβ]
  • /katˈtɔːv/ [kʰatˈtʰɔːv]
  • /katˈtɔv/ [kʰætˈtʰɔːv]
  • /kaˈtab/ West
  • /katˈtab/ East
  • /kaˈtɔv/
  • /kaˈtav/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Occupational noun using the pattern קַטָּל (katál) from the root כ־ת־ב.

noun כַּתָּב · katáv · כַּתָּבִים · כַּתָּבֵי־ · כַּתֶּבֶת

  1. a newspaper correspondent, a reporter

In English

  • write to send a letter to
  • writing style of writing
  • notation specific note or piece of information written in such a notation

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"כתב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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כתב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91

Chicago

"כתב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כתב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}