כתיב

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כתיב

/kæˈθiːv/
/ksiːv/
/kɛˈtiːv/
/kɛˈθiːv/ Eastern
/kɛˈtiːb/
/kɛˈðiːβ/ Western
/ktiv/ Modern Israeli

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Borrowed from Aramaic כתיב (kṯiḇ, “written”), doublet of כתוב (katuv, “written”)

noun כְּתִיב · ktív · כְּתִיבִי · כְּתִיבֵנוּ · הַכְּתִיב

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Opposite: קְרֵי

In English

spelling the practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading t
notation system of characters, symbols or abbreviated expressions used to express technic

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"כתיב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%91. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

כתיב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%91

Chicago

"כתיב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%91.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כתיב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}