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Son-in-law

חָתָןStrong’s H2860

chatan (cha-tan)

Appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Chatan is the Hebrew word usually translated “bridegroom”, “son-in-law” and “sons-in-law his”. It appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:”
Genesis 19:12 KJV
Meaning
  1. Son-in-law, daughter's husband, bridegroom, husband
How it's translated
  • a bridegroom 5
  • a son-in-law 4
  • sons-in-law his 2
  • a bridegroom of 2
  • son-in-law of 2
  • son-in-law his 1
  • and son-in-law of 1
  • like a bridegroom 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Jeremiah 4
  • Genesis 2
  • Exodus 2
  • Judges 2
  • 1 Samuel 2
  • Nehemiah 2

10 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

חָתָן chatan · son-in-law

son-in-law, daughter's husband, bridegroom, husband

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “soninlaw” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SON-IN-LAW, noun

A man married to one's daughter.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.