חתן

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ת־ן‎ (ḥ-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

Verb

חִתֵּן • (khitén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of חיתן‎

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• כאָסן‎ (khosn) — Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חָתָן‎ (khatán, “bridegroom”)

Pronunciation

• (Litvish) IPA^(key): /ˈχɔsn̩/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈχusn̩/

Noun

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

1. groom, bridegroom, fiancé

Derived terms

• חתן־כּלה‎ (khosnkale, “bride and groom”)
• חתן־בּחור‎ (khosnbokher, “a marriageable young man”)
• חתן־מאָל‎ (khosnmol)