H2859 חתן - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number

חתן
châthan
khaw-than'
A primitive root; to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage

KJV Usage: join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions

BDB3257
BDB3259

חתן

1. to become a son-in-law, make oneself a daughter's husband
a. (Qal) wife's father, wife's mother, father-in-law, mother-in- law (participle)
b. (Hithpael) to make oneself a daughter's husband
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 781b
Parts of Speech: Verb

View how H2859 חתן is used in the Bible

First 30 of 34 occurrences of H2859 חתן

Genesis 34:9	And make ye marriages
Exodus 3:1	his father in law,
Exodus 4:18	his father in law,
Exodus 18:1	father in law,
Exodus 18:2	father in law,
Exodus 18:5	father in law,
Exodus 18:6	I thy father in law
Exodus 18:7	his father in law,
Exodus 18:8	his father in law
Exodus 18:12	father in law,
Exodus 18:12	father in law
Exodus 18:14	father in law
Exodus 18:15	to his father in law,
Exodus 18:17	father in law
Exodus 18:24	of his father in law,
Exodus 18:27	let his father in law
Numbers 10:29	father in law,
Deuteronomy 7:3	Neither shalt thou make marriages
Deuteronomy 27:23	with his mother in law.
Joshua 23:12	among you, and shall make marriages
Judges 1:16	father in law,
Judges 4:11	the father in law
Judges 19:4	And his father in law,
Judges 19:7	his father in law
Judges 19:9	his father in law,
1 Samuel 18:21	be my son in law
1 Samuel 18:22	son in law.
1 Samuel 18:23	son in law,
1 Samuel 18:26	son in law:
1 Samuel 18:27	son in law.

Distinct usage

6	father in law,
4	his father in law,
3	father in law
2	his father in law
2	son in law.
1	And make ye marriages
1	I thy father in law
1	to his father in law,
1	of his father in law,
1	let his father in law
1	Neither shalt thou make marriages
1	with his mother in law.
1	And his father in law,
1	be my son in law
1	son in law,
1	son in law:
1	allied himself
1	and join in marriage
1	the father in law
1	among you, and shall make marriages
1	and allied himself
1	by marriage.

Corresponding Greek Words

chatan hithp. G1918 epi gambreuo
choten G3995 pentheros *
chotenet G3994 penthera *

Related words

H2859

H2860 חתן châthân

חתן
châthân
khaw-thawn'
From H2859; a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)

KJV Usage: bridegroom, husband, son in law.

H2861 חתנּה chăthûnnâh

חתנּה
chăthûnnâh
khath-oon-naw'
From H2859; a wedding

KJV Usage: espousal.