חתן

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ת־ן (kh-t-n)

Compare with Arabic خَتَن (ḵatan, “son-in-law or brother-in-law”), which comes from a root (خ ت ن (ḵ-t-n)) related to both circumcision and matrimonial links.

Noun

חָתָן • (khatán) m (plural indefinite חֲתָנִים, singular construct חֲתַן־, plural construct חַתְנֵי־)

1. groom (bridegroom)
2. son-in-law

Usage notes

The term may be used to describe any male who has a party, e.g. a bris, a bar mitzvah or the birthday boy.

Derived terms

• שבת חתן (shabát khatán)

Related terms

• חֲתֻנָּה (khatuná)

Descendants

• Yiddish: חתן (khosn)

See also

• כַּלָּה (kalá)

References

• H2860 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “חתן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Noun

חֹתֵן • (khotén) m

1. defective spelling of חותן

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

• כאָסן (khosn) — Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חָתָן (khatán, “bridegroom”)

Noun

חתן • (khosn) m, plural חתנים (khasonem)

1. groom, bridegroom, fiancé

Derived terms

• חתן־כּלה (khosnkale, “bride and groom”)