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Strong's H2859 חָתַן (chathan)

Chathan means “join in affinity” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2859 — kolpos (“bosom”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2859
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 32
Books 10

Strong's H2859 Quick Answer

Strong's H2859 חָתַן (chathan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chathan (khaw-than') v. 1. to give (a daughter) away in marriage 2. (hence, generally) to contract relationship (affinity) by marriage It has 32 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include father, law, give, daughter, and affinity. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
chathan (khaw-than') v. 1. to give (a daughter) away in marriage 2. (hence, generally) to contract relationship (affinity) by marriage
Usage
32 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
father, law, give, daughter, and affinity

Meaning and Definition

chathan (khaw-than') v. 1. to give (a daughter) away in marriage 2. (hence, generally) to contract relationship (affinity) by marriage [a primitive root] KJV: join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.

Original Word
חָתַן
Transliteration
chathan
Derivation
Root: חתן
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2859. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2859 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chathan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

father Exodus 3:1 19× law Deuteronomy 27:23 give Numbers 10:29 affinity 2 Chronicles 18:1 daughter 1 Samuel 18:27

How Strong's H2859 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 32 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2859 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2859 in the Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 34:9 KJV

And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

Exodus 3:1 KJV

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Exodus 4:18 KJV

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Usage Excerpts

First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2859.

Genesis 34:9 Old Testament, KJV
And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
Exodus 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
Exodus 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
Exodus 18:1 Old Testament, KJV
When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
Exodus 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
Exodus 18:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
Exodus 18:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
Exodus 18:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
Exodus 18:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.
Exodus 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.
Exodus 18:14 Old Testament, KJV
And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
Exodus 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
Exodus 18:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
Exodus 18:24 Old Testament, KJV
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
Exodus 18:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
Numbers 10:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.
Deuteronomy 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
Deuteronomy 27:23 Old Testament, KJV
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Joshua 23:12 Old Testament, KJV
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
Judges 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Judges 4:11 Old Testament, KJV
Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
Judges 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
Judges 19:7 Old Testament, KJV
And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
Judges 19:9 Old Testament, KJV
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
1 Samuel 18:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
1 Samuel 18:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.
1 Samuel 18:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
1 Samuel 18:26 Old Testament, KJV
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.
1 Samuel 18:27 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
1 Kings 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
2 Chronicles 18:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
Ezra 9:14 Old Testament, KJV
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2859, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 14 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2859 FAQ

What does chathan (חָתַן) mean?

Chathan (Strong's H2859) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "join in affinity". chathan (khaw-than') v. 1. to give (a daughter) away in marriage 2. (hence, generally) to contract relationship (affinity) by marriage

How many times is chathan (חָתַן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H2859 across 10 books.

Where can I study chathan (חָתַן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2859 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chathan (חָתַן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as father, law, give, daughter, and affinity. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.