חתן

עברית

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חתן

/χaˈtan/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic خَتَن (ḵatan, “son-in-law or brother-in-law”), which comes from a root (خ ت ن (ḵ t n)) related to both circumcision and matrimonial links.

noun חָתָן · khatán · חֲתָנִים · חֲתַן־ · חַתְנֵי־ · כַּלָּה

bridegroom, groom
son-in-law

noun חֹתֵן · khotén

misspelling defective spelling of חותן

verb חִתֵּן · khitén

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of חיתן

In English

son-in-law son-in-law
bridegroom bridegroom, groom

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"חתן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%9F. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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חתן. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%9F

Chicago

"חתן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חתן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}