חיתן

Hebrew

Root
ח־ת־ן (kh-t-n)
6 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

חיתן / חִתֵּן • (khitén) (pi'el construction)

  1. (transitive) To marry (a couple), to wed, to perform the wedding of, to officiate at the wedding of.
    הרב שחיתן אותנו ― haráv shekhitén otánu ― the rabbi who married us

Usage notes

  • This verb is used of the officiant at a wedding, not of the couple being married; for the latter, the intransitive verb הִתְחַתֵּן (hitkhatén, “to get married”) is used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of חיתן / חִתֵּן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְחַתֵּן
action noun חיתון / חִתּוּן
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חיתנתי / חִתַּנְתִּי חיתנו / חִתַּנּוּ
second חיתנת / חִתַּנְתָּ חיתנת / חִתַּנְתְּ חיתנתם / חִתַּנְתֶּם חיתנתן / חִתַּנְתֶּן
third חיתן / חִתֵּן חיתנה / חִתְּנָה חיתנו / חִתְּנוּ
present מְחַתֵּן מְחַתֶּנֶת מְחַתְּנִים מְחַתְּנוֹת
future first אֲחַתֵּן נְחַתֵּן
second תְּחַתֵּן תְּחַתְּנִי תְּחַתְּנוּ תְּחַתֵּנָּה1
third יְחַתֵּן תְּחַתֵּן יְחַתְּנוּ תְּחַתֵּנָּה1
imperative חַתֵּן חַתְּנִי חַתְּנוּ חַתֵּנָּה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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