חָתָן

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חָתָן
Part of SpeechNoun
Occurrences20
Possible Meanings
  1. Son-in-law
  2. Groom
Related Wordsחֹתֵן, חתן

Possible Meanings

1. Son-in-law

  • Biblical verses – In Torah (with the possible exception of Shemot 4:25-261) and Neviim Rishonim, חָתָן refers to a son-in-law, with the frame of reference being his חֹתֵן (father-in-law), and not his wife – see Bereshit 19:12,14, Shofetim 15:6, Shemuel I 18:18, 22:14, Melakhim II 8:27.2 [Similarly, in these books, kallah (כלה) refers to a daughter-in-law (with the frame of reference being her father-in-law or mother-in-law, and not her husband) – see Bereshit 38:11,16,24, Vayikra 18:15, 20:12 and Shemuel I 4:19.]
  • The focus is on the relationship between son-in-law and father-in-law because, in Tanakh, the contracting of a marital relationship is with the father of the bride (and not with the bride) – see חתן.
  • Assyrian hatanu – son-in-law, brother of the wife, any relative by marriage.
  • Arabic hatan – circumcise (cf. Shemot 4:25-26, Bereshit 34), son-in-law, father of the wife, brother of the wife.

2. Groom

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