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ketubah

ketubah noun: a traditional Jewish marriage contract that outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom in relation to the bride.

ketubah: a traditional Jewish marriage contract that outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom...
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Noun

ketubah (plural ketubahs or ketubot or ketuboth)

  1. A traditional Jewish marriage contract that outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom in relation to the bride.

Forms of ketubah

pluralketubahs
pluralketubot
pluralketuboth
alternative formkesubah
alternative formketuba
alternative formketubbah

Origin of ketubah

Borrowed from Hebrew כתובה / כְּתֻבָּה (k'tubá).

Questions about ketubah

What does ketubah mean?
Ketubah means a traditional Jewish marriage contract that outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom in relation to the bride.
What part of speech is ketubah?
Ketubah is a noun.
What is the plural of ketubah?
The plural of ketubah is ketubahs.

Words near ketubah in the dictionary

  1. Ketton
  2. Kettwig
  3. Ketu
  4. Ketuanan Melayu
  5. ketuba
  6. ketubah
  7. ketubahs
  8. ketubbah
  9. ketubbahs
  10. ketubbot
  11. ketubboth

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