חֹתֵן

חֹתֵן verbal noun 1. masculine wife'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^{ZAW 1886. 143 Aum.} Nö^{ZMG 1886, 187}; otherwise Dl^{Pr 91} Lag^{BN 116}) — construct חֹתֵן Exod 18:1 + 9t., חֹתֶנְךָ Exod 18:6, חֹתְנוֺ Exod 3:1+ 9 t.; — usually of Moses' wife's father Exod 3:1; Exod 4:18; Exod 18:1; Exod 18:2; Exod 18:5; Exod 18:6; Exod 18:7; Exod 18:8; Exod 18:12 (twice in verse); Exod 18:14; Exod 18:15; Exod 18:17; Exod 18:24; Exod 18:27 (all E), Num 10:29 (J), Judg 1:16; Judg 4:11 of a Levite Judg 19:4; Judg 19:7; Judg 19:9.

II. חתן verb denominative only Hithpa`el make oneself a daughter's husband (Late Hebrew Hithpa`el id., Aramaic Ithpa`al id.) — Perfect 2 masculine plural וְהִתְחַתַּנְתֶּם consecutive Josh 23:12 Imperfect וַיִּתְחַתֵּן 1Kgs 3:1; 2Chr 18:1 2 masculine תִּתְחַתֵּן Deut 7:3; 1Sam 18:21 Imperative הִתְחַתֵּן 1Sam 18:22, הִתְחַתְּנוּ Gen 34:9 Infinitive הִתְחַתֵּן 1Sam 18:23 + 3 t.; —