ketubah

American  

[kuh-too-buh, kuh-too-bah] / kəˈtu bə, kə tuˈbɑ /

noun

Hebrew.

ketuboth, plural ketubot, plural ketubos, plural ketubahs plural

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.

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ketubah British  

/ kətuˈbaː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• ketubahs
  plural
• ketubot
  plural
• ketubos
  plural
• ketuboth
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ketubah

kəthubbāh literally, something written

Example Sentences

At the ceremony, the ketubah was read in English and Hebrew by Mr. Rubin, and in Kodava thakk by Ms. Medappa Maruvanda’s mother.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022

I look around the room at the signed ketubah, the marriage contract, on the wall, the paper plates and the challah bread that we all share.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2018

On Aug. 3, Joshua M. Fialkow, the bride’s brother, oversaw the signing of a ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2018

There is also a ketubah — a marriage contract — illustrated with a bride and groom under a chuppah.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2016

His palms were warm and rough, a startling contrast to his long, agile fingers, the fingers of a scribe or ketubah painter.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros