Hebrew - English Dictionary
H2859 - Father
| Strong's No.: | H2859 |
| Hebrew: | חָתַן |
| Transliteration: | châthan |
| Phonetic: | khaw-than' |
| Word Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | join in {affinity} father in {law} make {marriages} mother in {law} son in law. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. to become a son-in-law, make oneself a daughter's husband a. (Qal) wife's father, wife's mother, father-in-law, mother-in- law (participle) b. (Hithpael) to make oneself a daughter's husband |
| Bible References:
Father |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
affinity ( 3 )
father ( 21 )
marriages ( 3 )
mother ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.