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ketiv

ketiv noun: the traditional written form of a word in the Masoretic text of the Tanakh, especially as distinguished from a divergent pronunciation (a qere).

Noun

ketiv (plural ketivs)

  1. The traditional written form of a word in the Masoretic text of the Tanakh, especially as distinguished from a divergent pronunciation (a qere).

Forms of ketiv

pluralketivs
alternative formkethib
alternative formkethibh
alternative formkethiv
alternative formketib

Origin of ketiv

Borrowed from Aramaic כְּתִיב (kəṯîḇ).

Questions about ketiv

What does ketiv mean?
Ketiv means the traditional written form of a word in the Masoretic text of the Tanakh, especially as distinguished from a divergent pronunciation (a qere).
What part of speech is ketiv?
Ketiv is a noun.
What is the plural of ketiv?
The plural of ketiv is ketivs.

Words near ketiv in the dictionary

  1. ketine
  2. ketines
  3. ketipate
  4. ketipic acid
  5. ketipramine
  6. ketiv
  7. ketivs
  8. ketjak
  9. Ketley
  10. ketmia
  11. ketmias

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