Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Moshe Shulman <mshulman AT ix.netcom.com>]

At 07:53 AM 1/29/01 -0500, Shoshanna Walker wrote:
> In the Ketuba, marriage contract, the word Betula refers to a woman who 
> was not previously married.
> They could have used a different word, they use this word, Betula
> Shoshanna

That actually is incorrect. A ketubah which would say 'betulah' for a women 
who was not is probably invalid. That is because the value of the ketubah 
of a virgin and a non-virgin is not the same, and hence needs to be 
reflected in the ketubah.


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