כְּתָב

Ezra 6:18 כִּכְתָ֖ב according to [the] writing of

They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

Ezra 7:22 כְתָֽב׃ [is] writing

up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.

Daniel 5:7 כְּתָבָ֣ה writing the

The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

Here: 'The writing': the words the hand wrote on the plaster wall (v. 5).

Daniel 5:8 כְּתָבָא֙ writing the

So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.

Daniel 5:15 כְתָבָ֤ה writing the

Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.

Here: The writing the hand had traced on the plaster wall (v.5). The word means anything written: inscription, document, script.

Daniel 5:16 כְּתָבָ֜א writing the

But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

Daniel 5:17 כְּתָבָא֙ writing the

In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.

Daniel 5:24 וּכְתָבָ֥א and writing the

Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

Here: 'And the writing'. This word recurs through the whole chapter (vv. 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 24, 25): it is the thing the king's experts could not read. In Aramaic and Persian-era Hebrew it can also mean a written royal document or edict.

Daniel 5:25 כְתָבָ֖א [is] writing the

Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.

Daniel 6:8 כְּתָבָ֑א writing the

Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

Here: 'The written document', the decree in its official written form. Written form matters in the story: v. 10 says Daniel 'knew that the writing was inscribed' and prayed anyway.

Daniel 6:9 כְּתָבָ֖א writing the

Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.

Here: 'The document' or 'the written text'. Written form is what turns a spoken royal wish into fixed law that cannot be changed (v. 8).

Daniel 6:10 כְּתָבָא֙ writing the

Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

Here: The written decree banning petitions to any god or man except the king for thirty days (6:7). It is the same word used for the hand's writing on the wall in chapter 5.