חֹתֵן
cho.ten
“relative”
Definition
to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
a primitive root;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
חֹתֵן appears 32 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Later, 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.
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”
But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
Intermarry with us; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves.
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