ketubah

Definitions

• "The Jewish marriage contract, traditionally written in Aramaic." (JPS)

Example Sentences

• "My sister designed a beautiful ketubah for her impending wedding."

Languages of Origin

Aramaic

Etymology

• כתובה

Who Uses This

• Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

ksuva, kesuva, ketuba, k'tubah, k'tuba