Ashk., Eng. /keuh tooh"beuh/ ; Seph. /keuh tooh bah"/ , n. , pl. ketuboth, ketubot, ketubos Ashk. /-tooh"bohs/ ; Seph. /-tooh bawt"/ , Eng. ketubahs . Hebrew.
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.
[ kathubbah lit., something written ]