chathan (H2859) — Hebrew Word Study

Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 34:9וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּvehitchatenuconjunction (“and”) + verb · reflexive (hithpael), command · 2nd person masculine pluralIntermarry with us; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves.here: and intermarry with

Exodus15 occurrences

Exodus 3:1חֹתְנ֖וֹchotenoverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMeanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.here: father-in-law his
Exodus 4:18חֹֽתְנ֗וֹchotenoverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.here: father-in-law his
Exodus 18:1חֹתֵ֣ןchotenverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.here: [the] father-in-law of
Exodus 18:2חֹתֵ֣ןchotenverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,here: [the] father-in-law of
Exodus 18:5חֹתֵ֥ןchotenverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.here: [the] father-in-law of
Exodus 18:6חֹתֶנְךָ֥chotenkhaverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularHe sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”here: father-in-law your
Exodus 18:7חֹֽתְנ֗וֹchotenoverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.here: father-in-law his
Exodus 18:8לְחֹ֣תְנ֔וֹlechotenopreposition + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.here: to father-in-law his
Exodus 18:12חֹתֵ֥ןchotenverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.here: [the] father-in-law of
Exodus 18:12חֹתֵ֥ןchotenverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.here: [the] father-in-law of
Exodus 18:14חֹתֵ֣ןchotenverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”here: [the] father-in-law of
Exodus 18:15לְחֹתְנ֑וֹlechotenopreposition + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.here: to father-in-law his
Exodus 18:17חֹתֵ֥ןchotenverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.here: [the] father-in-law of
Exodus 18:24חֹתְנ֑וֹchotenoverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMoses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.here: father-in-law his
Exodus 18:27חֹתְנ֑וֹchotenoverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.here: father-in-law his

Numbers1 occurrence

Numbers 10:29חֹתֵ֣ןchotenverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”here: [the] father-in-law of

Deuteronomy2 occurrences

Joshua1 occurrence

Joshua 23:12וְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥םvehitchatantemHc/Vtq2mpFor if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them,here: and you will intermarry

Judges5 occurrences

1 Samuel5 occurrences

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 3:1וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֣ןvaiyitchatenHc/Vtw3msLater, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.here: and he became son-in-law

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 18:1וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֖ןvaiyitchatenHc/Vtw3msNow Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.here: and he became son-in-law

Ezra1 occurrence

Ezra 9:14וּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ןulehitchatenconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”)shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?here: and to intermarry

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