ketubah
Jewish wedding contract
A ketubah is a Jewish marriage contract, traditionally written in Aramaic and signed before the wedding ceremony.
It specifies the groom's obligations to the bride—financial support, clothing, conjugal rights—and provisions if the marriage ends.
Modern ketubahs often feature decorative calligraphy and artwork, displayed in the couple's home.
Plural: ketubot or ketubahs.
Woman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- nuptialsVows and rings
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
ceremony · vows · union · spouse · matrimony · matchmaker · engagement · fiancé
Jewish wedding canopy
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- halakhahJewish religious legal ruling
- TalmudRabbinic law compilation
- soferJewish sacred text copyist
Hebrew · synagogue · Torah · mitzvah · Shabbat · kosher · tallit · mezuzah
Treated hide for manuscripts
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- soferJewish sacred text copyist
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
witness · scribe · vellum · ornamentation · heirloom · inscription · archive · text
Required responsibilities
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- termsConditions of an agreement
- stipulationsSpecified requirements or conditions
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
provisions · binding · enforceable · witnesses · legal · agreement · rights · duties
bride
Woman getting married
betrothal · ceremony · vows · union · spouse · matrimony · matchmaker · engagement · fiancé · fiancée
chuppah
Jewish wedding canopy
sofer · Hebrew · synagogue · Torah · mitzvah · Shabbat · kosher · tallit · mezuzah · seder
parchment
Treated hide for manuscripts
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- soferJewish sacred text copyist
signature · witness · scribe · vellum · ornamentation · heirloom · inscription · archive · text · Aramaic
obligations
Required responsibilities
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- termsConditions of an agreement
- stipulationsSpecified requirements or conditions
signatories · provisions · binding · enforceable · witnesses · legal · agreement · rights · duties · dowry
ketubahget
Obtain or become
divorce decree · annulment papers · separation agreement · death certificate
ketubahwedding vows
Spoken marriage commitments
marriage vows · sheva brachot · ring exchange · declaration of intent