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התחתן

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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).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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הִתְחַתֵּן (hitḥatén) (hitpa'el construction)

  1. To marry, to get married, to wed: to become a spouse or spouses.
    היא לא רצתה להתחתן איתו.hí ló rats'tá l'hitḥatén itóShe didn't want to marry him.
    מתי תתחתנו?matái titḥat'nú?When will you get married?
  2. (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

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