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Lexicon :: Strong's H2859 - ḥāṯan

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חָתַן
Transliteration
ḥāṯan
Pronunciation
khaw-than'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 781b

Strong’s Definitions

חָתַן châthan, khaw-than'; a primitive root; to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage:—join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H2859 in the following manner: law (27x), affinity (3x), marriages (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H2859 in the following manner: law (27x), affinity (3x), marriages (3x).

  1. to become a son-in-law, make oneself a daughter's husband

    1. (Qal) wife's father, wife's mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law (participle)

    2. (Hithpael) to make oneself a daughter's husband

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָתַן châthan, khaw-than'; a primitive root; to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage:—join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.
STRONGS H2859: Abbreviations
† חֹתֵן verbal noun.
1. masculine wife's father (Arabic خَاتِنً a circumciser, hence father-in-law, with reference to circumcision performed on young men just before marriage; خَتَنً 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 חֹתֵן Exodus 18:1 + 9 times, חֹתֶנְךָ Exodus 18:6, חֹתְנוֺ Exodus 3:1 + 9 times; — usually of Moses' wife's father Exodus 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. feminine wife's mother, only suffix חֹתַנְתּוֺ Deuteronomy 27:23.

† II. חתן verb denominative only
Hithp. make oneself a daughter's husband (Late Hebrew Hithp. id., Aramaic Ithpa. id.) — Perfect 2nd person masculine plural וְהִתְחַתַּנְתֶּם consecutive Joshua 23:12; Imperfect וַיִּתְחַתֵּן 1 Kings 3:1; 2 Chronicles 18:1; 2nd person masculine תִּתְחַתֵּן Deuteronomy 7:3; 1 Samuel 18:21; Imperative הִתְחַתֵּן 1 Samuel 18:22, הִתְחַתְּנוּ Genesis 34:9; Infinitive הִתְחַתֵּן 1 Samuel 18:23 + 3 times; —
1. make oneself daughter's husband (son-in-law) to, with בְּ 1 Samuel 18:21, 22, 23, 26, 27; with אֶת 1 Kings 3:1; Genesis 34:9 (P); with לְ 2 Chronicles 18:1, of marriage of Jehoshaphat's son and Ahab's daughter (compare 2 Kings 8:18 2 Chronicles 21:6).
2. in general form marriage-alliance with, with בְּ Deuteronomy 7:3; Joshua 23:12 (D), Ezra 9:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

34:9; 34:9

Exodus

3:1; 3:1; 4:18; 18:1; 18:1; 18:2; 18:5; 18:6; 18:6; 18:7; 18:8; 18:12; 18:14; 18:15; 18:17; 18:24; 18:27

Numbers

10:29

Deuteronomy

7:3; 7:3; 27:23

Joshua

23:12; 23:12

Judges

1:16; 4:11; 19:4; 19:7; 19:9

1 Samuel

18:21; 18:21; 18:22; 18:22; 18:23; 18:23; 18:26; 18:27

1 Kings

3:1; 3:1

2 Kings

8:18

2 Chronicles

18:1; 18:1; 21:6

Ezra

9:14

H2859

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Strong's Number H2859 matches the Hebrew חָתַן (ḥāṯan),
which occurs 33 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:9 - In fact, let’s arrange other marriages, too. You give us your daughters for our sons, and we will give you our daughters for your sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:1 - One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro,[fn] the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai,[fn] the mountain of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:18 - So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. “Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,” Moses said. “I don’t even know if they are still alive.”
“Go in peace,” Jethro replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:1 - Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and his people, the Israelites. He heard especially about how the LORD had rescued them from Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:2 - Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:5 - Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, now came to visit Moses in the wilderness. He brought Moses’ wife and two sons with him, and they arrived while Moses and the people were camped near the mountain of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:6 - Jethro had sent a message to Moses, saying, “I, Jethro, your father-in-law, am coming to see you with your wife and your two sons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7 - So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. He bowed low and kissed him. They asked about each other’s welfare and then went into Moses’ tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:8 - Moses told his father-in-law everything the LORD had done to Pharaoh and Egypt on behalf of Israel. He also told about all the hardships they had experienced along the way and how the LORD had rescued his people from all their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:12 - Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God. Aaron and all the elders of Israel came out and joined him in a sacrificial meal in God’s presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:14 - When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What are you really accomplishing here? Why are you trying to do all this alone while everyone stands around you from morning till evening?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:15 - Moses replied, “Because the people come to me to get a ruling from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:17 - “This is not good!” Moses’ father-in-law exclaimed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:24 - Moses listened to his father-in-law’s advice and followed his suggestions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:27 - Soon after this, Moses said good-bye to his father-in-law, who returned to his own land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:29 - One day Moses said to his brother-in-law, Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, “We are on our way to the place the LORD promised us, for he said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised wonderful blessings for Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:3 - You must not intermarry with them. Do not let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:23 - ‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with his mother-in-law.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:12 - “But if you turn away from him and cling to the customs of the survivors of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry with them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:16 - When the tribe of Judah left Jericho—the city of palms—the Kenites, who were descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, traveled with them into the wilderness of Judah. They settled among the people there, near the town of Arad in the Negev.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:11 - Now Heber the Kenite, a descendant of Moses’ brother-in-law[fn] Hobab, had moved away from the other members of his tribe and pitched his tent by the oak of Zaanannim near Kedesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:4 - Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:7 - The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law kept urging him to stay, so he finally gave in and stayed the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:9 - Later, as the man and his concubine and servant were preparing to leave, his father-in-law said, “Look, it’s almost evening. Stay the night and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can get up early and be on your way.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:21 - “Here’s another chance to see him killed by the Philistines!” Saul said to himself. But to David he said, “Today you have a second chance to become my son-in-law!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:22 - Then Saul told his men to say to David, “The king really likes you, and so do we. Why don’t you accept the king’s offer and become his son-in-law?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - When Saul’s men said these things to David, he replied, “How can a poor man from a humble family afford the bride price for the daughter of a king?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:26 - David was delighted to accept the offer. Before the time limit expired,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:27 - he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. Then David fulfilled the king’s requirement by presenting all their foreskins to him. So Saul gave his daughter Michal to David to be his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:1 - Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and married one of his daughters. He brought her to live in the City of David until he could finish building his palace and the Temple of the LORD and the wall around the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:1 - Jehoshaphat enjoyed great riches and high esteem, and he made an alliance with Ahab of Israel by having his son marry Ahab’s daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:14 - But even so, we are again breaking your commands and intermarrying with people who do these detestable things. Won’t your anger be enough to destroy us, so that even this little remnant no longer survives?
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