ketubah

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Ashk., Eng. kə to̅o̅bə; Seph. kə to̅o̅ bä)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ke•tu•bah  (Ashk., Eng. kə to̅o̅bə; Seph. kə to̅o̅ bä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tu•both, -tu•bot, -tu•bos (Ashk. -to̅o̅bōs; Seph. -to̅o̅ bôt),USA pronunciation Eng. -bahs. [Hebrew.]
  1. Judaismthe 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.
  • kəthubbāh literally, something written

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