חיתן

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ח־ת־ן (kh-t-n)

From the root ח־ת־ן (kh-t-n).

Verb

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חיתן / חִתֵּן (khitén) (pi'el construction)

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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