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Deuteronomy 11:20

“And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

כָּתַבkâthab · kaw-thab'
H3789 · Hebrew

Definition: to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
Grammar: וּ — conjunction
כְתַבְתָּ֛ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
ם — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vqq2ms/Sp3mp
Usage: Occurs 227 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 17:14 Exodus 24:4 Exodus 24:12 Exodus 31:18 Exodus 32:15

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כָּתַב here.

Verse 19 Verse 21

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.