H4385 H4385
inscription, divine writing; written document, letter
Senses
1. inscription, divine writing — Engraved or inscribed writing, particularly the writing of God on the stone tablets. In Exod 32:16 'the writing was the writing of God (מִכְתַּב אֱלֹהִים) engraved on the tablets,' and the engraved inscription on the high priest's gold plate (Exod 39:30 'a writing of engravings'). Also the similar writing on the second tablets 'according to the writing' (כַּמִּכְתָּב, Deut 10:4). Hezekiah's written prayer/psalm in Isa 38:9 (מִכְתָּב) may also belong here as a formal inscription. All glosses render with writing/écriture/Schrift/लेख/글/كِتابَة, with the construct form מִכְתַּב being an inflectional variant. 7×
AR["بِ-مَكْتُوبٍ","بِكِتَابَةٍ","كَالْكِتَابَةِ","كِتابَةُ","كِتَابَةً","مِكْتَابُ","وَ-الكِتابَةُ"]·ben["-লিখিতভাবে","-লেখায়","এবং-লেখা","প্রথম-লিখনের-মতো","লিখিত","লেখা"]·DE["[במכתב]","[מכתב]","und-der-writing","wie-der-writing","writing","writing-von"]·EN["A-writing","and-the-writing","in-writing","like-the-writing","writing","writing-of"]·FR["[במכתב]","[מכתב]","comme-le-writing","et-le-écriture","écriture","écriture-de"]·heb["ב-מכתב","ו-ה-מיכתב","כ-מכתב","מיכתב","מכתב"]·HI["और-लेख","जैसे-लेख","लिखित-में","लेख"]·ID["Tulisan","dan-tulisan","secara-tertulis","seperti-tulisan","tulisan"]·IT["[במכתב]","[מכתב]","come-il-writing","e-il-writing","writing","writing-di"]·jav["ing-serat","ing-seratan","kados-seratan","lan-serataning","seratan"]·KO["그리고-그-글은","글","글-로","글을","기록","기록-같이","에-기록"]·PT["como-a-escrita","e-a-escrita","em-escrita","escrita","escrita-de-","escrito-de","por-escrito"]·RU["и-надпись","как-записано-было","надпись","надписью","писание","письменно"]·ES["Escrito","conforme-a-la-escritura","en-escrito","escrito-de","escritura-de","por-escrito","y-la-escritura"]·SW["Maandishi","bּmiktaּb","kama-maandishi","kwa-maandishi","maandishi","na-maandishi"]·TR["Yazisi","ve-yazı","yazili-olarak","yazı","yazı-gibi","yazısı","yazıyla"]·urd["اور-تحریر","بِ-تحریر","تحریر","تحریر-میں","تحریر-کی-طرح"]
2. written document, letter — A written document, letter, or official decree produced by human hand for communication. In 2 Chr 21:12 a 'writing' (מִכְתָּב) came from Elijah the prophet -- a prophetic letter. In 2 Chr 35:4 and 36:22 official written decrees or documents (בְּמִכְתָּב/וּבְמִכְתַּב) are referenced. Hindi पत्र (letter) and Korean 편지 (letter) in 2 Chr 21:12 confirm the document/correspondence meaning, distinguishing it from the sacred inscription sense. Also rendered as 'escrito/écrit/writing' in the European translations. 2×
AR["كِتَابٌ","وَ-بِكِتَابَةِ"]·ben["ও-লেখায়","লিখিত-বার্তা"]·DE["[ובמכתב]","[מכתב]"]·EN["and-by-document-of","writing"]·FR["[ובמכתב]","[מכתב]"]·heb["ו-ב-מכתב","מכתב"]·HI["और-लिखित-में","पत्र"]·ID["dan-menurut-tulisan","surat"]·IT["[ובמכתב]","[מכתב]"]·jav["lan-miturut-serat","serat"]·KO["그리고-에-글","편지가"]·PT["e-pelo-escrito-de","escrito"]·RU["и-по-писанию","письмо"]·ES["escrito","y-según-escrito-de"]·SW["barua","wּbmiktaּb"]·TR["mektup","ve-yazısına-göre"]·urd["اور-تحریر-میں","خط"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִכְתָּב n.m. 2 Ch 21:12 writing;—abs. מ׳ Dt 10:4 + 5 times; cstr. מִכְתַּב Ex 32:16 + 2 times;— 1. = hand-writing וְהַמִּכְתָּב מִכְתַּב אֱלֹהִים הוּא Ex 32:16. 2. = thing written, Ex 39:30 (acc. cogn. c. כָּתַב), Dt 10:4; specif. a royal enactment or edict (= כְּתָב 4), 2 Ch 35:4 (‖ כְּתָב), 36:22 = Ezr 1:1; a prophetic writing 2 Ch 21:12. 3. in a title, מ׳ לְחִזְקִיָּהוּ Is 38:9 Writing of Hezekiah.