Nehemiah 13:1:9Neh.13.1.W9TAB
כָּת֣וּב
katuv
“written”
- Transliteration
- ka-TUV
- Extended
- kaa-TOOV
- IPA
- /kaːˈtuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-TUV
- phraseyour reading level
ka-TUV BO
- clause
ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU nik-RA be-SE-fer mo-SHE be-oz-NE ha-AM ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The coordinating clause wenimtza katuv bo {וְנִמְצָא֙ כָּת֣וּב בּ֔וֹ | wə-nim-ṣā’ kā-tûv bō} ‘and it was found written in it’ introduces the embedded legal stipulation.
Root and etymology
k-t-vkaf–tav–bet
“to write, inscribe”
In context — Nehemiah 13:1
At that time the scroll of Moses was read aloud for all the people to hear, and they came upon the written command that no Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of God forever.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Nehemiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word כָּת֣וּב (katuv) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Neh.13.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.1.W9.S1) and character.