Strong's Hebrew · H2859
H2859 châthan
חָתַן
khaw-than'
relative
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châthan appears 33 times in Scripture, including Genesis 34:9 and Exodus 3:1. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
In the King James Version
join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 33 times in Scripture
“Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.”
“Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.”
“He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.””
“After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,”
“Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.”
“Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.”
“Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.”
“Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.”
“Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.”
“So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
