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kethib

noun
ke·​thib
variants: or kethibh or less commonly kethiv or ketib or k'thib or kthib or k'thibh or kthibh \ kəˈt(h)ēv \
plural -s

Definition of kethib

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

History and Etymology for kethib

Hebrew kĕthībh, from Aramaic, written

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