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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketubah¹

kəthubbāh literally, something written

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketubah¹

from Hebrew, literally: document

Example Sentences

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Literature

Its bright colors remind me of the Ketubah hanging in my parents’ bedroom.

From Literature

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