Hebrew

Noun

חָתָן • ‎(khatán) m ‎(plural indefinite חֲתָנִים, singular construct חֲתַן־, plural construct חַתְנֵי־)

1. groom (bridegroom)
2. son-in-law

Related terms

• חֲתֻנָּה ‎(khatuná)

See also

• כַּלָּה ‎(kalá)

Derived terms

• שבת חתן ‎(shabát khatán)

Descendants

• Yiddish: חתן ‎(khosn)

References

• “H2860”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
• “חתן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.

Noun

חֹתֵן • ‎(khotén) m

1. Defective spelling of חותן

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חתן ‎(khatán, “bridegroom”)

Noun

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

1. groom, bridegroom, fiancé

Derived terms

• חתן־כּלה ‎(khosnkale, “bride and groom”)