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Hebrew
Etymology
From the root ח־ת־ן (kh-t-n).
Pronunciation
Verb
הִתְחַתֵּן • (hitḥatén) (hitpa'el construction)
- To marry, to get married, to wed: to become a spouse or spouses.
- היא לא רצתה להתחתן איתו. ― hí ló rats'tá l'hitḥatén itó ― She didn't want to marry him.
- מתי תתחתנו? ― matái titḥat'nú? ― When will you get married?
- (biblical) To become in-laws, to marry one's daughter.
Tanach, Genesis 34:9, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:וְהִתְחַתְּנוּ אֹתָנוּ; בְּנֹתֵיכֶם תִּתְּנוּ־לָנוּ, וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵינוּ תִּקְחוּ לָכֶם.- vəhitḥattənu otánu; bənotēchém tittənu-lánu, vəet-bənotḗnu tiqḥú lachém.
- And intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
Tanach, 1 Kings 3:1, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:וַיִתְחַתֵּן שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹה- vayitḥatten shəlomó et-par'ó mélech mitzráim vayyiqqáḥ et-bat-par'ó
- Now Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter
Conjugation