KETHIB


Meaning of KETHIB in English

noun

or ke·thibh also ke·thiv or ke·tib or k'thib or kthib or k'thibh or kthibh kəˈt(h)ēv

( -s )

Etymology: Hebrew kĕthībh, from Aramaic, written

: a reading in the consonantal text of the Hebrew Bible for which in traditional Jewish practice there is substituted a different reading whose consonants are usually given in the margin — compare kere

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