Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
ח־ת־ן (kh-t-n)

From the root ח־ת־ן (kh-t-n).

Verb edit

חיתן / חִתֵּן (khitén) third-singular masculine past (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 edit

  • 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 edit