חיתן

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ת־ן (ḥ-t-n)

From the root ח־ת־ן (kh-t-n).

Verb

חיתן / חִתֵּן • (khitén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. (transitive) To marry (a couple), to wed, to perform the wedding of, to officiate at the wedding of.
    הרב שחיתן אותנו ― haráv shekhitén otánu ― the rabbi who married us

Usage notes

  • This verb is used of the officiant at a wedding, not of the couple being married; for the latter, the intransitive verb הִתְחַתֵּן (hitkhatén, “to get married”) is used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of חיתן / חִתֵּן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חיתנתי / חִתַּנְתִּי חיתנו / חִתַּנּוּ
second חיתנת / חִתַּנְתָּ חיתנת / חִתַּנְתְּ חיתנתם / חִתַּנְתֶּם חיתנתן / חִתַּנְתֶּן
third חיתן / חִתֵּן חיתנה / חִתְּנָה חיתנו / חִתְּנוּ
present מְחַתֵּן מְחַתֶּנֶת מְחַתְּנִים מְחַתְּנוֹת
future first אֲחַתֵּן נְחַתֵּן
second תְּחַתֵּן תְּחַתְּנִי תְּחַתְּנוּ תְּחַתֵּנָּה1
third יְחַתֵּן תְּחַתֵּן יְחַתְּנוּ תְּחַתֵּנָּה1
imperative חַתֵּן חַתְּנִי חַתְּנוּ חַתֵּנָּה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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