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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ketiv

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ke-tiv
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic כְּתִיב (kəṯîḇ).

Inflected Forms

ketivs (plural) kethib (alternative) kethibh (alternative) kethiv (alternative) ketib (alternative)

Questions

What does ketiv mean?
The traditional written form of a word in the Masoretic text of the Tanakh, especially as distinguished from a divergent pronunciation (a qere).
Where does ketiv come from?
Borrowed from Aramaic כְּתִיב (kəṯîḇ).

How to pronounce ketiv

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