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Lexicon :: Strong's H2860 - ḥāṯān

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חָתָן
Transliteration
ḥāṯān
Pronunciation
khaw-thawn'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָתַן (H2859)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 781c

Strong’s Definitions

חָתָן châthân, khaw-thawn'; from H2859; a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal):—bridegroom, husband, son in law.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H2860 in the following manner: law (10x), bridegroom (8x), husband (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H2860 in the following manner: law (10x), bridegroom (8x), husband (2x).

  1. son-in-law, daughter's husband, bridegroom, husband

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָתָן châthân, khaw-thawn'; from H2859; a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal):—bridegroom, husband, son in law.
STRONGS H2860: Abbreviations
† חָתָן noun masculine daughter's husband, bride-groom (as one who undergoes circumcision, see above; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חַתְנָא, and Axn tfo (also sister's husband, etc.); vulgar Arabic خَتَنً daughter's husband, then more generally wife's and husband's relations; Sabean (Liḥyân) חֿתן daughter's husband DHMEpigr. Denkm. 87; Assyrian ḫatanu, daughter's husband COTGloss) — absolute ח׳ 1 Samuel 18:18 + 10 times + Genesis 19:12 (where read חֲתָנֶיךָ Ol Di); construct חֲתַן Exodus 4:23 + 4 times; suffix חֲתָנוֺ Judges 19:5; חֲתָנָיו Genesis 19:14 (twice in verse); —
1. in relation to a father, daughter's husband, or bridegroom Genesis 19:12, 14 (לֹקְחֵי בְּנֹתָיו ח׳), Genesis 19:14 (all J), Judges 15:6; Judges 19:5; 1 Samuel 18:18; 1 Samuel 22:14; Nehemiah 6:18; Nehemiah 13:28; see also חֲתַן בֵּית אַחְאָב 2 Kings 8:27 son-in-law of the house of Ahad, said of Ahaziah, whose mother Athaliah was the daughter of Ahab.
2. in relation to the bride, bridegroom דָּמִים אַתָּה לִי ח׳ Exodus 4:25 a bloody bridegroom art thou to me, compare Exodus 4:26 (J; on this see WeProl. 1886, 355); || כַּלָּה Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11; Joel 2:16; in simile of י׳'s work for and delight in his people Isaiah 61:10; Isaiah 62:5; of sun Psalm 19:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:12; 19:12; 19:14; 19:14; 19:14

Exodus

4:23; 4:25; 4:26

Judges

15:6; 19:5; 19:5

1 Samuel

18:18; 18:18; 22:14

2 Kings

8:27

Nehemiah

6:18; 13:28

Psalms

19:6

Isaiah

61:10; 62:5

Jeremiah

7:34; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11

Joel

2:16