חָתָן

n.m. daughter’s husband, bridegroom (as one who undergoes circumcision, v. supr.; NH id.; Aramaic חַתְנָא, and ܚܰܬܢܳܐ (also sister’s husband, etc.); vulg.Ar. خَتَنٌ daughter’s husband, then more gen. wife’s and husband’s relations; Sab. (Liḥyân) חֿתן daughter’s husband DHMEpigr. Denkm. 87; Assyrian ḫatanu, daughter’s husband COTGloss.)—abs. ח׳ 1 S 18:18 + 10 times + Gn 19:12 (where read חֲתָנֶיךָ 𝔊 Ol Di); cstr. חֲתַן Ex 4:25 + 4 times; sf. חֲתָנוֹ Ju 19:5; חֲתָנָיו Gn 19:14(×2);— in relation to a father, daughter’s husband, or bridegroom Gn 19:12, 14 (ח׳ לֹקְחֵי בְּנֹתָיו), v 14 (all J), Ju 15:6; 19:5 1 S 18:18; 22:14 Ne 6:18; 13:28; v. also חֲתַן בֵּית אַחְאָב 2 K 8:27 son-in-law of the house of Ahab, said of Ahaziah, whose mother Athaliah was the daughter of Ahab. in relation to the bride, bridegroom ח׳ דָּמִים אַתָּה לִי Ex 4:25 a bloody bridegroom art thou to me, cf. v 26 (J; on this v. WeProl. 1886, 355); ‖ כַּלָּה Je 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11 Jo 2:16; in sim. of י׳’s work for and delight in his people Is 61:10; 62:5; of sun ψ 19:6.