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<p>The verb <i>hitchaten</i> (התחתן, the hitpael of חתן) denotes the contracting of a marital relationship.    In Tanakh, the woman is not מתחתנת&#8206;<fn>See below that the Biblical verbs which refer to marrying a woman are לקח or נשא.</fn> but rather the parties who are <i>mitchaten</i> (מתחתן) are either:</p>
 
<p>The verb <i>hitchaten</i> (התחתן, the hitpael of חתן) denotes the contracting of a marital relationship.    In Tanakh, the woman is not מתחתנת&#8206;<fn>See below that the Biblical verbs which refer to marrying a woman are לקח or נשא.</fn> but rather the parties who are <i>mitchaten</i> (מתחתן) are either:</p>
 
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<li>The <aht page="Dictionary:חֹתֵן – חֹתֶנֶת">חֹתֵן</aht> (father of the bride) and the <aht page="Dictionary:חָתָן">חָתָן</aht> (son-in-law) – see <aht source="Bereshit34-9">Bereshit 34:9</aht>, <aht source="ShemuelI18-22">Shemuel I 18:22-27</aht>, <aht source="MelakhimI3-1">Melakhim I 3:1</aht>; or</li>
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<li>The <a href="Dictionary:חֹתֵן – חֹתֶנֶת" data-aht="page">חֹתֵן</a> (father of the bride) and the <a href="Dictionary:חָתָן" data-aht="page">חָתָן</a> (son-in-law) – see <a href="Bereshit34-9" data-aht="source">Bereshit 34:9</a>, <a href="ShemuelI18-22" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 18:22-27</a>, <a href="MelakhimI3-1" data-aht="source">Melakhim I 3:1</a>; or</li>
<li>The <aht page="Dictionary:חֹתֵן – חֹתֶנֶת">חֹתֵן</aht> (father of the bride) and the father of the groom – see <aht source="Devarim7-3">Devarim 7:3</aht>, <aht source="DivreiHaYamimII18-1">Divrei HaYamim II 18:1</aht>.</li>
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<li>The <a href="Dictionary:חֹתֵן – חֹתֶנֶת" data-aht="page">חֹתֵן</a> (father of the bride) and the father of the groom – see <a href="Devarim7-3" data-aht="source">Devarim 7:3</a>, <a href="DivreiHaYamimII18-1" data-aht="source">Divrei HaYamim II 18:1</a>.</li>
 
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<p>In Tanakh, in contrast to Modern Hebrew, <i>hitchaten</i> (התחתן) is not used to describe the forming of the marital relationship between the bride and groom (but rather נשא or לקח are used), as it was the father of the bride and not the bride herself who was the active party in the marital contract.  This has ramifications for the Biblical meanings of <aht page="Dictionary:חָתָן">חָתָן</aht>, <aht page="Dictionary:חֹתֵן – חֹתֶנֶת">חֹתֵן</aht> and <aht page="Dictionary:חֹתֵן – חֹתֶנֶת">חוֹתֶנֶת</aht>.</p>
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<p>In Tanakh, in contrast to Modern Hebrew, <i>hitchaten</i> (התחתן) is not used to describe the forming of the marital relationship between the bride and groom (but rather נשא or לקח are used), as it was the father of the bride and not the bride herself who was the active party in the marital contract.  This has ramifications for the Biblical meanings of <a href="Dictionary:חָתָן" data-aht="page">חָתָן</a>, <a href="Dictionary:חֹתֵן – חֹתֶנֶת" data-aht="page">חֹתֵן</a> and <a href="Dictionary:חֹתֵן – חֹתֶנֶת" data-aht="page">חוֹתֶנֶת</a>.</p>
 
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חתן / התחתן
Part of SpeechVerb
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Possible Meanings
  1. Contracting of a marital relationship
Related Wordsחָתָן, חֹתֵן

Possible Meanings

1. Contracting of a marital relationship

The verb hitchaten (התחתן, the hitpael of חתן) denotes the contracting of a marital relationship. In Tanakh, the woman is not מתחתנת‎1 but rather the parties who are mitchaten (מתחתן) are either:

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In Tanakh, in contrast to Modern Hebrew, hitchaten (התחתן) is not used to describe the forming of the marital relationship between the bride and groom (but rather נשא or לקח are used), as it was the father of the bride and not the bride herself who was the active party in the marital contract. This has ramifications for the Biblical meanings of חָתָן, חֹתֵן and חוֹתֶנֶת.