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

Noun Inflected Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of ketubah

kəthubbāh literally, something written

Example Sentences

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ketubah

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 ● Mar. 18, 2022

“The Christian faith comes from a Hebrew history. I wanted to honor that with a ketubah, a contract between us and God,” Ms. Wilson said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2021

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

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