Strong's Definition
from 3789; a letter or other mark branded on the skin
KJV Usage: X any (mark)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
כְּתֹ֫בֶת (ke.to.vet) — imprint. 1) impression, inscription, mark 1a) in the flesh, perhaps a tattoo
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · כתב
Impact
Collocation: כְּתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע
incision, tattoo, scar = incision in the flesh, made with a sharp knife ► as part of a pagan mourning rite, forbidden by the law
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כְּתֹ֫בֶת n.f. only cstr. Lv 19:28 i.e. a writing (mark or sign) of imprintment, scriptio stigmatis, perh. of tattooing ref
