ketiv

K5E1T1I1V4

noun

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

OriginAramaic כְּתִיב →
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Meanings

nounketiv (plural ketivs)

plural ketivs · alternative kethib · alternative kethibh · alternative kethiv · alternative ketib

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

Origin

  1. Aramaicכְּתִיב
  2. Englishketiv

Borrowed from Aramaic כְּתִיב (kəṯîḇ).

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Anagrams

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APA

ketiv. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketiv

MLA

“ketiv.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketiv. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ketiv,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketiv.

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