כְּתֹבֶת

ketovet · mark, writing

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3793 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

ketovet (כְּתֹבֶת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “mark, writing”.

Writing or a mark made on the skin. It appears only in Leviticus 19:28.

How to say it

ke·to·vet

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A mark cut into the skin with designs or letters.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Leviticus 19:28

    And a cut for the dead you shall not make in your flesh, and a tattoo you shall not put on yourselves. I am YHWH.