ketubah

[ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English kuh-too-buh; Sephardic Hebrew kuh-too-bah ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural ke·tu·both, ke·tu·bot, ke·tu·bos [k, uh, -, too, -bohs, k, uh, -too-, bawt], English ke·tu·bahs.

1. the formal contract in a Jewish religious marriage that includes specific financial protection for the wife in the event that the husband dies or divorces her.

ketubah

/ kətuˈbaː /

noun

1. Judaism the contract that states the obligations within Jewish marriage

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketubah¹

kəthubbāh literally, something written

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketubah¹

from Hebrew, literally: document

Example Sentences

His duties toward her are set forth in detail in the usual form of the Ketubah.

From Project Gutenberg

The ketubah was the document of a "gift on account of nuptials to be celebrated."

From Project Gutenberg