the contract that states the obligations within Jewish marriage
Word origin
from Hebrew, literally: document
ketubah in American English
(Ashkenazi Hebrew & English kəˈtuːbə, Sephardi Hebrew kətuːˈbɑː)
Hebrew
nounWord forms: plural-tuboth, -tubot, -tubos (Ashkenazi Hebrew & English -ˈtuːbous, Sephardi Hebrew -tuːˈbɔt), English -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
Word origin
[kəthubbāh lit., something written]
Examples of 'ketubah' in a sentence
ketubah
Daniel read aloud the ketubah, the marriage document, and then made the seven final blessings.
Telushkin, Josef THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS