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tables inscribed on both sides ( cf. Ez 2:10 supr .) Here belongs (prob.) וְזֶה יִכְתֹּב יָדֹו לי׳ Is 44:5 and this one shall inscribe his hand , ‘ Yahweh’s ,’ so Ö Hi Kn Che Br Du D i, > Ges Ew D e, shall sign (with) his hand unto י׳ . b. more often write something on , or in ( עַל־ 85 times, בְ 44 times, אֶל־ 3 times) a tablet, roll, book, etc. ( obj. various, as above):—(1) כ׳ עַל־ sq. סֵפֶר = book Dt 17:18 + 55 times, especially in phr. כתובים על־ספר דברי וגו׳ 1 K 11:41 + often K Ch; כ׳ עַל־מְגִלָּה Je 36: 2, 28 , 32 ; 38:29 ; כ׳ עַל־לוּח(ות) Ex 34:1 + 7 times, עַל־אֶבֶן Dt 27:3 + 2 times, עַל־גִּלָּיֹון Is 8: 1; עַל־מְזֻזֹות בַּיִת Dt 6: 9; 11:20 ; עַל־מַטֶּה on a rod Nu 17:1 7, 18 ; עַל־עֵץ Ez 37:16 (×2), עַל־צִיץ (high priest’s plate) Ex 39:30 ; even (only Ch) עַל־ sq. name of book or its contents:— כ׳ עַל־דִּבְרֵי נָתָן 2 Ch 9:29 cf. 33:1 9; עַל־מִדְרַשׁ וגו׳ 24:2 7; עַל־הַקִּינֹות 35:2 5; fig. , כ׳ עַל־לִבָּם Je 31:33 I will write them upon their heart; cf. כ׳ עַל־לוּחַ לִכֶּ˜ךָ Pr 3: 3. (2) כ׳ אֶל־ appears for כ׳ עַל־ only Je 36:2 cf. Ez 2:1 0, Je 51:60 . (3) כ׳ בְּ sq. ספר = book Jos 24:26 ( E ) + 35 times; = letter, bill, deed , 1 K 21:9 + 5 times; סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלָ˜י בִּמְגִלַּת ψ 40:8 it is prescribed to me , על as 2 K 22:13 (N. B. כ׳ על־ not used with סֵפֶר = letter , and כ׳ בְּ not used with לוּחַ , אבן or עֵץ ). c. other uses of prep. with כ׳ are:— בְּ instr., כ׳ בְּחֶרֶט אֱנֹושׁ Is 8: 1, כ׳ בְּעֵט בַּרְזֶל Je 17: 1; בְּאֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים כְּתֻבִים Dt 9:10 Ex 31:1 8; כ׳ אֶל־ unto , of person to whom letter, etc., is addressed 2 S 11:14 2 K 10:6 Est 9:2 3; עַל־ subst. for אֶל־ (late) 2 Ch 30:1 Ezr 4:7 Est 8: 8; the fuller construction is ( אֶל־ ) כ׳ ספר וישׁלח 2 K 10:1 Est 8:1 0; 9:20 +; כ׳ אֶל־ write down for the benefit or use of some one, Ju 8:14 ; לְ to or for , Dt 17:18 ; 24:1 +; note especially אֶכְתָּו˜ב־לֹו רֻבֵּו˜ תֹּורָתִי Ho 8:1 2,
i.e. either,
I write ( keep writing ) for them ever so many ( We , רֹב , cf. رُبّ ( rubb ); Ew and most רִבֹּו(א) a myriad) of my directions , or ‘ Though I write ,’ ‘ Were I to write ,’ etc.; כ׳ sq. ל c. inf. of purpose 2 Ch 32:17 Est 8: 5; c. מִן in phr. כ׳ מִפִּי פ׳ write from the mouth of any one, i.e. from dictation, Je 36:2 , 32 ; 38:6 , 17 , 27 ; 45:1 .
2. = write down, describe in writing , כ׳ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ Jos 18: 4, 6 , 8 (×2), 9 . 3. = register, enroll Is 10:19 ( = record the number), 1 Ch 24:6 ; especially pass.

הַכְּתוּבִים Nu 11:26 those enrolled cf. Ne 12:2 2; הַכּ׳ בְּשֵׁמֹות 1 Ch 4:41 those recorded by name; in prediction, הַזֶּה עֲרִירִי כ׳ אֶת־הָאִישׁ Je 22:30 register this man as childless; with eschatol. reference, כַּל־הַכָּתוּב לַחַיִּים Is 4:3 all those enrolled (i.e. appointed) unto life; and, more explicitly, כָּל־הַנִּמְצָא כָּתוּב בַּסֵּפֶר Dn 12: 1; י׳ יִסְפֹּר בִּכְתֹוב עַמִּים

Kn A. Knobel. Br C. A. Briggs. K E. Kautzsch (in B. Aram. Appendix).


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