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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.
  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

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

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