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חָתַן

«חָתַן» in the Tanakh dictionary: make oneself a daughter’s husband — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 11 times · Key: 2859 · BDB: חתן²

Glosses

be.son-in-law (3); he.became.son-in-law (2); you.will.intermarry (2)

Meaning (OSHB)

make oneself a daughter’s husband tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb.denom. make oneself daughter’s husband tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb.denom. only make oneself a daughter’s husband (NH Hithp. id., Aramaic Ithpa. id.)—Pf. 2 mpl. וְהִתְחַתַּנְתֶּם consec. Jos 23:12; Impf. וַיִּתְחַתֵּן 1 K 3:1 2 Ch 18:1; 2 m. תִּתְחַתֵּן Dt 7:3 1 S 18:21; Imv. הִתְחַתֵּן 1 S 18:22, הִתְחַתְּנוּ Gn 34:9; Inf. הִתְחַתֵּן 1 S 18:23 + 3 times;— make oneself daughter’s husband (son-in-law) to, c. בְּ 1 S 18:21, 22, 23, 26, 27; c. אֶת 1 K 3:1; c. לְ 2 Ch 18:1, of marriage of Jehoshaphat’s son and Ahab’s daughter (cf. 2 K 8:18 = 2 Ch 21:6). in gen. form marriage-alliance with, c. בְּ Dt 7:3 Jos 23:12 (D), Ezr 9:14; c. אֶת Gn 34:9 (P).

Why these entries: BDB: same consonants, part of speech agrees, 11 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (3 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «חָתַן» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

2 Chronicles 18:1

וַיְהִ֧י לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט עֹ֥שֶׁר וְכָב֖וֹד לָרֹ֑ב וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֖ן לְאַחְאָֽב׃

Word for word: and it.belonged to Jehoshaphat wealth and honor to abundance and he.became.son-in-law to Ahab

JPS 1917: Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.

Genesis 34:9

וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ אֹתָ֑נוּ בְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ תִּתְּנוּ־לָ֔נוּ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ תִּקְח֥וּ לָכֶֽם׃

Word for word: and intermarry.with us daughters your you.will.give to us and (et) daughters our you.will.take for yourselves

JPS 1917: And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

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