נכתב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ת־ב‎

Passive of כָּתַב‎ (katáv), from the root כ־ת־ב‎ (k-t-b).

Verb

נִכְתַּב • (nikhtáv) (nif'al construction, active counterpart כָּתַב‎)

  1. To be written: to get written, to undergo writing, to come into written existence.
    הספרים נכתבו במשך שנה וחצי.‎ — has'farím nikht'vú b'méshekh shaná vakhétsi. — The books were written over the course of a year and a half.
  2. (נִכְתָּב, nikhtáv) Masculine singular present participle and present tense of נִכְתַּב‎.

Usage notes

  • This verb refers to the event of being written. For the state of having been written, the adjective כָּתוּב‎ (katúv, “written”) is used.

Conjugation

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