ketubah


ke·tu·bah

also ke·tub·bah K5045150 (kə-to͞o′bə, kə-to͞o-bä′)n. pl. ke·tu·both or ke·tu·bot (-to͞o′bōs, -to͞o-bôt′) or ke·tu·bahs also ke·tub·both or ke·tub·bot or ke·tub·bahs Judaism A marriage contract, traditionally written in Aramaic, stipulating certain rights and responsibilities according to Jewish laws and customs.
[Mishnaic Hebrew kətubbâ, writing, writ, contract, from Hebrew kātab, to write; see ktb in Semitic roots.]

ketubah

(kətuˈbaː) n (Judaism) Judaism the contract that states the obligations within Jewish marriage[from Hebrew, literally: document]