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Write in Hebrew is כָּתַב (katáv).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

כָּתַב
katáv
verb
In English

write

/ɹaɪt/ /ɹəɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for write as a verb.

to send a letter to

to be the author of

to form letters, etc.

to be an author

This is more about the Hebrew word כָּתַב.

Written with vowel points
כָּתַב
Written without vowel points
כתב
Said
katáv
Its meanings in English
write, to write

The Hebrew dictionary's page for כתב, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after write in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨write⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨write⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨write⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כָּתַב⁩, said katáv. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כתב⁩.

What else does ⁨כתב⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨write⁩, ⁨כתב⁩ can mean ⁨to write⁩.

How is ⁨write⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨write⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɹaɪt/, /ɹəɪt/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry write and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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