ketib

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

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Meanings

nounketib (plural ketibs)

plural ketibs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ketiv.

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APA

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Chicago

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