כּוֹתֵב m. (כְּתַב) 1) writing, writer, v. כָּתַב. —2) the pointed end of the writing instrument (stilus), contrad. to מוחק the flat end for erasing. Kel. XIII, 2; Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. III, 4; Y. Sabb. VIII, 11ᵇ bot.