חֹתֵןverbal noun 1. masculinewife's father (Arabic
a circumciser, hence father-in-law, with reference to circumcision performed on young men just before marriage;
relation on wife's side; see We
Prol. 1886, 355 Anm, 1; Skizzen iii, 154 Sta
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ZMG 1886, 187; otherwise Dl
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BN 116) — construct
חֹתֵןExodus 18:1 + 9t.,
חֹתֶנְךָExodus 18:6,
חֹתְנוֺExodus 3:1+ 9 t.; — usually of Moses'
wife's fatherExodus 3:1;
Exodus 4:18;
Exodus 18:1,2,5,6,7,8,12 (twice in verse);
Exodus 18:14;
Exodus 18:15;
Exodus 18:17;
Exodus 18:24;
Exodus 18:27 (all E),
Numbers 10:29 (J),
Judges 1:16;
Judges 4:11; of a Levite
Judges 19:4,7,9.
2. femininewife's mother, only suffix חֹתַנְתּוֺDeuteronomy 27:23.
II. חתןverb denominative only
Hithpa`elmake oneself a daughter's husband (Late Hebrew Hithpa`el id., Aramaic Ithpa`al id.) — Perfect2masculine plural וְהִתְחַתַּנְתֶּם consecutive Joshua 23:12; Imperfectוַיִּתְחַתֵּן1 Kings 3:1; 2Chronicles 18:1; 2 masculine תִּתְחַתֵּןDeuteronomy 7:3; 1 Samuel 18:21; Imperativeהִתְחַתֵּן1 Samuel 18:22, הִתְחַתְּנוּGenesis 34:9; Infinitiveהִתְחַתֵּן1 Samuel 18:23 3t.; —
1make oneself daughter's husband (son-in-law) to, withבְּ1 Samuel 18:21,22,23,26,27; with אֶת1 Kings 3:1; Genesis 34:9 (P); with לְ2Chronicles 18:1, of marriage of Jehoshaphat's son and Ahab's daughter (compare 2 Kings 8:18 2Chronicles 21:6).
2 in General form marriage-alliance with, with בְּDeuteronomy 7:3; Joshua 23:12 (D), Ezra 9:14.
Strong's Hebrew: 2859. חָתַן (chathan) — 33 Occurrences
Genesis 34:9
HEB: וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ אֹתָ֑נוּ בְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙
NAS:Intermarry with us; give
KJV:And make ye marriages with us, [and] give
INT:Intermarry for your daughters
Exodus 3:1
HEB:צֹ֛אן יִתְר֥וֹ חֹתְנ֖וֹ כֹּהֵ֣ן מִדְיָ֑ן
KJV: of Jethro his father in law, the priest
INT: the flock of Jethro law the priest of Midian
Exodus 4:18
HEB:אֶל־ יֶ֣תֶר חֹֽתְנ֗וֹ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙
KJV: to Jethro his father in law, and said
INT: and Jethro law and said go
Exodus 18:1
HEB:כֹהֵ֤ן מִדְיָן֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵת֩
KJV: Moses' father in law, heard
INT: the priest of Midian law Moses' of all
Exodus 18:2
HEB:וַיִּקַּ֗ח יִתְרוֹ֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת־
KJV: Moses' father in law, took
INT: took Jethro law Moses' Zipporah
Exodus 18:5
HEB:וַיָּבֹ֞א יִתְר֨וֹ חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֛ה וּבָנָ֥יו
KJV: Moses' father in law, came
INT: came Jethro law Moses' his sons
Exodus 18:6
HEB:מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲנִ֛י חֹתֶנְךָ֥ יִתְר֖וֹ בָּ֣א
KJV: unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro
INT: Moses I law Jethro am coming
Exodus 18:7
HEB:מֹשֶׁ֜ה לִקְרַ֣את חֹֽתְנ֗וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ וַיִּשַּׁק־
KJV: to meet his father in law, and did obeisance,
INT: Moses to meet law bowed and kissed
Exodus 18:8
HEB:וַיְסַפֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ לְחֹ֣תְנ֔וֹ אֵת֩ כָּל־
KJV: told his father in law all that the LORD
INT: told Moses law all after
Exodus 18:12
HEB:וַיִּקַּ֞ח יִתְר֨וֹ חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֛ה עֹלָ֥ה
KJV: Moses' father in law, took
INT: took Jethro law Moses' A burnt
Exodus 18:12
HEB:לֶ֛חֶם עִם־ חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י
KJV: with Moses' father in law before
INT: A meal in law Moses' before
Exodus 18:14
HEB: וַיַּרְא֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵ֛ת
KJV: And when Moses' father in law saw
INT: saw law Moses' all
Exodus 18:15
HEB:וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְחֹתְנ֑וֹ כִּֽי־ יָבֹ֥א
KJV: said unto his father in law, Because the people
INT: said Moses law Because come
Exodus 18:17
HEB: וַיֹּ֛אמֶר חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֵלָ֑יו
KJV: And Moses' father in law said
INT: said law Moses' about
Exodus 18:24
HEB:מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְק֣וֹל חֹתְנ֑וֹ וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כֹּ֖ל
KJV: to the voice of his father in law, and did
INT: Moses to the voice law and did all
Exodus 18:27
HEB:מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־ חֹתְנ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ ל֖וֹ
KJV: And Moses let his father in law depart;
INT: bade Moses law went about
Numbers 10:29
HEB:רְעוּאֵ֣ל הַמִּדְיָנִי֮ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁה֒ נֹסְעִ֣ים ׀
KJV: Moses' father in law, We are journeying
INT: of Reuel the Midianite law Moses' are setting
Deuteronomy 7:3
HEB: וְלֹ֥א תִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בָּ֑ם בִּתְּךָ֙
NAS:Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give
KJV:Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter
INT: nor intermarry your daughters nor
Deuteronomy 27:23
HEB:שֹׁכֵ֖ב עִם־ חֹֽתַנְתּ֑וֹ וְאָמַ֥ר כָּל־
KJV: [be] he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people
INT: lies in law shall say all manner
Joshua 23:12
HEB:הָאֵ֖לֶּה אִתְּכֶ֑ם וְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥ם בָּהֶ֛ם וּבָאתֶ֥ם
NAS: among you, and intermarry with them, so that you associate
KJV: [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in
INT: these among and intermarry you associate like
Judges 1:16
HEB:וּבְנֵ֣י קֵינִי֩ חֹתֵ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה עָל֨וּ
KJV: Moses' father in law, went up
INT: the descendants of the Kenite law Moses' went
Judges 4:11
HEB:מִבְּנֵ֥י חֹבָ֖ב חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֵּ֣ט
KJV: of Hobab the father in law of Moses,
INT: the sons of Hobab law of Moses pitched
Judges 19:4
HEB:וַיֶּחֱזַק־ בּ֤וֹ חֹֽתְנוֹ֙ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה
KJV:And his father in law, the damsel's
INT: detained law father the girl's
Judges 19:7
HEB:וַיִּפְצַר־ בּוֹ֙ חֹתְנ֔וֹ וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיָּ֥לֶן
KJV: to depart, his father in law urged
INT: to go urged law again spent
Judges 19:9
HEB:וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֣וֹ חֹתְנ֣וֹ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֡ה
KJV: and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's
INT: and servant said law father the girl's
1 Samuel 18:21
HEB:דָּוִ֔ד בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן בִּ֖י הַיּֽוֹם׃
NAS: For a second time you may be my son-in-law today.
KJV: Thou shalt this day be my son in law in [the one of] the twain.
INT: David A second may be my son-in-law today
1 Samuel 18:22
HEB:אֲהֵב֑וּךָ וְעַתָּ֖ה הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: you; now therefore, become the king's
KJV: thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.
INT: love now become the king's
1 Samuel 18:23
HEB:הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאָנֹכִ֖י
NAS: in your sight to become the king's
KJV: [thing] to be a king's son in law, seeing that I [am] a poor
INT: trivial your sight to become the king's I
1 Samuel 18:26
HEB:בְּעֵינֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֥א
NAS: David to become the king's
KJV: well to be the king's son in law: and the days
INT: affliction David to become the king's not
1 Samuel 18:27
HEB:וַיְמַלְא֣וּם לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּתֶּן־
NAS: number to the king, that he might become the king's
KJV: that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul
INT: gave to the king become the king's gave
1 Kings 3:1
HEB: וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֣ן שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶת־
NAS: Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh
KJV: And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh
INT:formed Solomon with
2 Chronicles 18:1
HEB:וְכָב֖וֹד לָרֹ֑ב וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֖ן לְאַחְאָֽב׃
NAS: and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.
KJV: in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
INT: and honor great allied Ahab
Ezra 9:14
HEB:לְהָפֵ֣ר מִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָ וּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ן בְּעַמֵּ֥י הַתֹּעֵב֖וֹת
NAS: Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples
KJV: thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people
INT: break your commandments and intermarry the peoples Tolaites
a circumciser, hence father-in-law, with reference to circumcision performed on young men just before marriage; 
relation on wife's side; see WeProl. 1886, 355 Anm, 1; Skizzen iii, 154 StaZAW 1886. 143 Aum. NöZMG 1886, 187; otherwise DlPr 91 LagBN 116) — construct חֹתֵןExodus 18:1 + 9t., חֹתֶנְךָExodus 18:6, חֹתְנוֺExodus 3:1+ 9 t.; — usually of Moses' wife's fatherExodus 3:1; Exodus 4:18; Exodus 18:1,2,5,6,7,8,12 (twice in verse); Exodus 18:14; Exodus 18:15; Exodus 18:17; Exodus 18:24; Exodus 18:27 (all E), Numbers 10:29 (J), Judges 1:16; Judges 4:11; of a Levite Judges 19:4,7,9.