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

Attending the actual ceremony were Mr. Kaufman’s brother and his girlfriend, and two of Ms. Waife’s bridesmaids, who signed their ketubah.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2020

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

Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze, an exciting Nigerian-American artist and the youngest represented here, recently entered the museum’s collection with a tender drawing based on a ketubah, or Jewish marriage contract.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2018

There is also a ketubah — a marriage contract — illustrated with a bride and groom under a chuppah.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2016

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