מִכְתָּבmiktâb

writing

Pronunciation: mik-tawb' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4385

Meanings

1. = handwriting (Exodus 32:16)

2. = thing written (Exodus 39:30; Deuteronomy 10:4; 2 Chronicles 35:4)

3. in a title (Isaiah 38:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 32:16 These tablets were God’s work; the words on them were written by God himself.
  • Exodus 39:30 Finally, they made the sacred medallion—the badge of holiness—of pure gold. They engraved it like a seal with these words: Holy to the lord.
  • Deuteronomy 10:4 Once again the Lord wrote the Ten Commandments on the tablets and gave them to me. They were the same words the Lord had spoken to you from the heart of the fire on the day you were assembled at the foot of the mountain.
  • 2 Chronicles 21:12 Then Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter: “This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah.
  • 2 Chronicles 35:4 Report for duty according to the family divisions of your ancestors, following the directions of King David of Israel and the directions of his son Solomon.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:22 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the Lord fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom:
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).