Ktav (כתב) means script in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
script
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Ktav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מערכת סימנים או אותיות המשמשים לכתיבת שפה.
- 2צורת הכתיבה של מערכת זו.
- 3מסמך, תעודה.
וְאַתֶּם כִּתְבוּ עַל־הַיְּהוּדִים כַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם בְּשֵׁם הַמֶּלֶךְ וְחִתְמוּ בְּטַבַּעַת הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי־כְתָב אֲשֶׁר־נִכְתָּב בְּשֵׁם־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְנַחְתּוֹם בְּטַבַּעַת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵין לְהָשִׁיב
- 4יצירה ספרותית.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ktav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּתָב
- Written without vowel points
- כתב
- Said
- ktav
- Root
- כ־ת־ב
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Plural
- כְּתָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' כְּתָבִים; כְּתַב־, ר' כִּתְבֵי־
- Gematria
- 422
This is how Ktav is said in other languages.
- English
- script
- Arabic
- كتابة
- Russian
- письмо
- French
- écriture
- Spanish
- escrito
- German
- Schrift
These words mean nearly the same as Ktav.
These words rhyme with Ktav.
The word Ktav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כתב האמנה
- כתב אישום
- כתב בקשה
- כתב הרשאה
- כתב חידה
- כתב חרטמים
- כתב יד
- כתב יחס
- כתב יתדות
- כתב מארה
- כתב מנוי
- כתב סמיכה
- כתב סתרים
- כתב עת
- כתב פלסתר
- כתב רש"י
- כתבי קדש
- ככתבו וכלשונו
- ככתבו וכרוחו
- יאמרו הדברים ככתבם
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The word Ktav comes from the root כ־ת־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Ktav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ktav.
What does Ktav (כתב) mean in Hebrew?
Ktav (כתב) means script. It is said ktav, with the stress on ktav.
What is a synonym for Ktav (כתב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ktav (כתב) are אלפבית, מסמך, שטר, תעודה, חיבור, and ספר.
What rhymes with Ktav (כתב)?
Words that rhyme with Ktav (כתב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Ktav (כתב) masculine or feminine?
The word Ktav (כתב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כְּתָבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כתב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.