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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.
- 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
- Judaism the contract that states the obligations within Jewish marriage
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ketubah1
kəthubbāh literally, something written
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ketubah1
from Hebrew, literally: document
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Example Sentences
His duties toward her are set forth in detail in the usual form of the Ketubah.
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The ketubah was the document of a "gift on account of nuptials to be celebrated."
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