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.