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  • From: Moshe Shulman <mshulman AT ix.netcom.com>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: virgin: _BETHULAH_ and/or _(ALMAH_
  • Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 21:24:30 -0500


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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