כְּתָב (kĕtāb) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning writing. It appears
16 times
in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3791).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1053a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1053a)writing; register, enrolment; mode of writing, character, letter; written, record, book; scripture
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
כְּתָבnoun, masculine: writing
1.register, enrolment
2.mode of writing, character, letter
3.letter
4.of a royal enactment, edict
5.of a writing with divine authority
Strong's H3791כָּתָב: something written, i.e. a writing, record or book KJV:register, scripture, writing.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1053: כָּתַבkātab — write; write down, describe in writing, register, enroll, decree; be written, be written down, recorded; grave; describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, writeing