ke.ri.tut denotes the formal written document given when a wife is sent away from a marriage.

The term is used for a formal written divorce document: in the Deuteronomy instructions it is written and placed in the woman's hand before she is sent away, while Isaiah and Jeremiah refer to such a document or scroll in figurative depictions of being sent away.

1. Formal document for sending away a wife · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 24:1 and Deuteronomy 24:3, the singular absolute form occurs in the action of writing a certificate, placing it in the woman's hand, and sending her out of the house; the APB renders these clauses with “a certificate of divorce.” In Isaiah 50:1 the singular construct form is associated with a “document of divorce,” and Jeremiah 3:8 has a plural construct form in the giving of “a scroll of divorce” after Israel was sent away.

   Deuteronomy 24:1Deuteronomy 24:3Isaiah 50:1Jeremiah 3:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term within document language, rendering the relevant clauses as “certificate of divorce,” “document of divorce,” and “scroll of divorce.” These phrases indicate the clauses' presentation rather than a separate lexical distinction.