Meanings
noun
- The written form of a word in a Hebrew text, when the form that is traditionally read aloud (k'rei) differs.
Furthermore, as the reader may know, the Hebrew text's k'tiv (written tradition) and k'rei (reading tradition) differ for occasional words; where this occurs, our edition first prints that word's k'tiv letters in small type, followed by the pointed k'rei letters in normal text type.
2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page xix
Origin
- Hebrewכְּתִיב“spelling”
- Englishk'tiv
From Hebrew כְּתִיב (“spelling”).
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APA
k'tiv. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/k'tiv
MLA
“k'tiv.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/k'tiv. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “k'tiv,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/k'tiv.
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