ketubah

American  

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

noun

Hebrew.

PLURAL

ketuboth, ketubot, ketubos

PLURAL

ketubahs

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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Etymology

Origin of ketubah

kəthubbāh literally, something written

Example Sentences

She also adapted her Jewish wedding contract, known as a Ketubah, with her husband, Jeff Green, to remember her brother.

From Los Angeles Times

While Ketubah language typically denotes only a couple’s parentage, their text reads: “Julie, daughter of John and Sheila, sister of John, of blessed memory.”

From Los Angeles Times

Best Moon Man The couple signed the ketubah, a traditional Jewish marriage contract, in a room where four astronaut suits were on display.

From New York Times

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

Friends of Ms. Woods drove the hand-painted ketubah, done by another friend of hers, from Seattle.

From New York Times