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חתונה

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Hebrew

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Root
ח־ת־ן (kh-t-n)

Pronunciation

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חתונה

Noun

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חתונה / חֲתֻנָּה (khatunáf (plural indefinite חתונות / חֲתֻנּוֹת, singular construct חתונת / חֲתֻנַּת־, plural construct חתונות / חֲתֻנּוֹת־) [pattern: קְטֻלָּה]

  1. wedding (marriage ceremony; ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage)
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 3:11, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      צְאֶ֧ינָה ׀ וּֽרְאֶ֛ינָה בְּנ֥וֹת צִיּ֖וֹן בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה בָּעֲטָרָ֗ה שֶׁעִטְּרָה־לּ֤וֹ אִמּוֹ֙ בְּי֣וֹם חֲתֻנָּת֔וֹ וּבְי֖וֹם שִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽוֹ׃(ס)
      ṣə’eynâ ûrə’eynâ bənôṯ ṣîyôn bammeleḵə šəlōmōh bā‘ăṭārâ še‘iṭṭərâ-llô ’immô bəyôm ḥăṯunnāṯô ûḇəyôm śiməḥaṯ libbô: s
      O maidens of Zion, go forth
      And gaze upon King Solomon
      Wearing the crown that his mother
      Gave him on his wedding day,
      On his day of bliss.

Descendants

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  • Yiddish: חתונה (khasene)

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hebrew חתונה / חֲתֻנָּה (khatuná, wedding)

חתונה

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Noun

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חתונה (khasenef, plural חתונות (khasenes)

  1. marriage ceremony, wedding

Derived terms

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