Strong's Definition
to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.
TWOT Reference: 781b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to become a son-in-law, make oneself a daughter's husband
1a) (Qal) wife's father, wife's mother, father-in-law, mother-in- law (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to make oneself a daughter's husband
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חָתַן
châthan
BDB Definition:
1) to become a son-in-law, make oneself a daughters husband
1a) (Qal) wifes father, wifes mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to make oneself a daughters husband
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 781b
Total KJV Occurrences: 67