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It is used in the context of something that is inscribed or recorded, often with a sense of permanence or official status. The term can denote a letter, decree, or any form of written communication.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, writing was a significant means of communication, especially for official decrees, religious texts, and personal correspondence. The ability to write and read was highly valued, and scribes held an important role in society. Documents were often inscribed on materials like papyrus, parchment, or stone, depending on their purpose and intended longevity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm">kathab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>writing<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>letter (1), writing (7).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מִכְתָּב</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>2Chronicles 21:12</sup> <font size="+1"><b>writing</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10-4.htm">Deuteronomy 10:4</a> + 5t.; construct <font class="hebrew2">מִכְתַּב</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-16.htm">Exodus 32:16</a> 2t.; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> = <em>handwriting</em> <font class="hebrew2">וְהַמִּכְתָּב מִכְתַּב אֱלֹהִים הוּא</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-16.htm">Exodus 32:16</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> = thing written, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-30.htm">Exodus 39:30</a> (accusative of congnate meaning with verb with <font class="hebrew2">כָּתַב</font>), <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10-4.htm">Deuteronomy 10:4</a>; specifically a royal enactment or edict (= <font class="hebrew2">כְּתָב</font> <font class="hebrew2">כתם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>4</b></font>), 2 Chronicles 35:4 "" <font class="hebrew2">כְּתָב</font>, 2 Chronicles 36:22 = <a href="/interlinear/ezra/1-1.htm">Ezra 1:1</a>; a prophetic writing 2Chronicles 21:12. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in a title</b></font>, <font class="hebrew2">לְחִזְקִיָּהוּ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9</a> <em>Writing of Hezekiah.</em> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>writing <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm">kathab</a>; a thing written, the characters, or a document (letter, copy, edict, poem) -- writing. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm">kathab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב במכתב וְהַמִּכְתָּ֗ב וּבְמִכְתַּ֖ב ובמכתב והמכתב כַּמִּכְתָּ֣ב כמכתב מִכְתַּ֤ב מִכְתַּב֙ מִכְתָּ֔ב מִכְתָּ֖ב מכתב bə·miḵ·tāḇ bemichTav bəmiḵtāḇ kam·miḵ·tāḇ kammichTav kammiḵtāḇ michTav miḵ·taḇ miḵ·tāḇ miḵtaḇ miḵtāḇ ū·ḇə·miḵ·taḇ ūḇəmiḵtaḇ uvemichTav vehammichTav wə·ham·miḵ·tāḇ wəhammiḵtāḇ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/32-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 32:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱלֹהִ֖ים הֵ֑מָּה <b> וְהַמִּכְתָּ֗ב </b> מִכְתַּ֤ב אֱלֹהִים֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> work, <span class="itali">and the writing</span> was God's<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of God, <span class="itali">and the writing</span> [was] the writing<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were God's like <span class="itali">and the writing</span> writing was God's<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/32-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 32:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֵ֑מָּה וְהַמִּכְתָּ֗ב <b> מִכְתַּ֤ב </b> אֱלֹהִים֙ ה֔וּא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was God's <span class="itali">writing</span> engraved<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the writing <span class="itali">[was] the writing</span> of God,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/32-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> like and the writing <span class="itali">writing</span> was God's he<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּכְתְּב֣וּ עָלָ֗יו <b> מִכְתַּב֙ </b> פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חוֹתָ֔ם</span><br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and wrote <span class="itali">upon it a writing,</span> [like to] the engravings<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and inscribed upon <span class="itali">A writing</span> the engravings of a signet<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 10:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַֽל־ הַלֻּחֹ֜ת <b> כַּמִּכְתָּ֣ב </b> הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן אֵ֚ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like the former <span class="itali">writing,</span> the Ten<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> according to the first <span class="itali">writing,</span> the ten<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the tablets <span class="itali">writing</span> the former the Ten<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 21:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיָּבֹ֤א אֵלָיו֙ <b> מִכְתָּ֔ב </b> מֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Then a letter</span> came to him from Elijah<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And there came <span class="itali">a writing</span> to him from Elijah<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> came then <span class="itali">A letter</span> Elijah the prophet<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/35-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 35:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל <b> וּבְמִכְתַּ֖ב </b> שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Israel <span class="itali">and according to the writing</span> of his son<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Israel, <span class="itali">and according to the writing</span> of Solomon<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/35-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> king of Israel <span class="itali">to the writing</span> Solomon of his son<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/36-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 36:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְגַם־ <b> בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב </b> לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and also <span class="itali">[put it] in writing,</span> saying,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> throughout all his kingdom, <span class="itali">and [put it] also in writing,</span> saying,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/36-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his kingdom and also <span class="itali">writing</span> saying<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 1:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְגַם־ <b> בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב </b> לֵאמֹֽר׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and also <span class="itali">[put it] in writing,</span> saying:<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> throughout all his kingdom, <span class="itali">and [put it] also in writing,</span> saying,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/1-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his kingdom and also <span class="itali">writing</span> saying<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/38-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 38:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מִכְתָּ֖ב </b> לְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">A writing</span> of Hezekiah king<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">The writing</span> of Hezekiah king<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">A writing</span> of Hezekiah king<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4385.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4385.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4385<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bemichtav_4385.htm">bə·miḵ·tāḇ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kammichtav_4385.htm">kam·miḵ·tāḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/michtav_4385.htm">miḵ·taḇ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvemichtav_4385.htm">ū·ḇə·miḵ·taḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehammichtav_4385.htm">wə·ham·miḵ·tāḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' 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