Hebrew for ‘what is written’; it refers to the correct reading of a section of the OT Hebrew text, as preserved with both consonants and vowels, and differentiates it from ‘what is said’ (qere).
Citation for ketib
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MLA
"ketib." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 25, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1062>.
Chicago
"ketib." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1062 (accessed May 25, 2013).