חָתַןchâthan

Meanings

Same root

• חָתָןchâthân · H2860a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)
• חֲתֻנָּהchăthunnâh · H2861a wedding

Where it appears

Appears 33 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 34:9 In fact, let’s arrange other marriages, too. You give us your daughters for our sons, and we will give you our daughters for your sons.
• Exodus 3:1 One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God.
• Exodus 4:18 So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. “Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,” Moses said. “I don’t even know if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
• Exodus 18:1 Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and his people, the Israelites. He heard especially about how the Lord had rescued them from Egypt.
• Exodus 18:2 Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in.
• Exodus 18:5 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, now came to visit Moses in the wilderness. He brought Moses’ wife and two sons with him, and they arrived while Moses and the people were camped near the mountain of God.