What does כְּתֹבֶת mean in the Bible?
כְּתֹבֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a letter or other mark branded on the skin".
Hebrew · H3793
כְּתֹבֶת
A letter or other mark branded on the skin
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כְּתֹבֶת H3793
What does כְּתֹבֶת mean in the Bible?
כְּתֹבֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a letter or other mark branded on the skin".
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How does the BSB render H3793?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include marks (1).
Where does כְּתֹבֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 19:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It marks 1× Leviticus 19:28
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First aligned row Leviticus 19:28
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
וּכְתֹ֣בֶת 1x ū·ḵə·ṯō·ḇeṯ Leviticus 19:28
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Leviticus 19:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a letter or other mark branded on the skin
Source Gloss
a letter or other mark branded on the skin
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a letter or other mark branded on the skin BDB: a writing Usage: × any (mark).
Word Origins
כְּתֹבֶת is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain