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ḥtn, ḥtnˀ (ḥăṯan, ḥaṯnā) n.m. bridegroom
1
bridegroom
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA)
AphDem6.103:5↗ ܕܚܬܢܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ‏ ; P Mt9:15↗ ܟ݁ܡܵܐ ܕ݁ܚܲܬ݂ܢܵܐ ܥܲܡܗܘ݂ܢ܃‏ : as long as the groom is with them ; BT Ḥul 83a(26)↗ דטירדא דחתנא טפי מדכלתא‏ : the preoccupation of the bridegroom (with the wedding arrangements) is more than that of the bride ; PJ Ex4:25↗ חתנא בעא למגזור וחמוי עכיב עלוי‏ : the groom want to be circumcised but his father-in-law holds him back
(1)
pl. : bridal couple
Syr
JSBhom 71day7 2936↗ ܘܲܐܦܪܸܓܘ̄ ܚܲܬܢܸ̈ܐ ܒܲܠܒܽܘܫܲܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ ܘܲܟܠܼܝܠܲܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ‏ : the bridal couple sparkled in their clothing and crowns
2
son-in-law
Common (except: OA, BA)
SamTgJ Gen19:14↗ חתניו נסובי בנאתה‏ ; P Gn19:14↗ ܚ̈ܬܢܘܗܝ ܢܣ̈ܒܝ ܒܢ̈ܬܗ‏ ; BT BB 98b(10)↗ דלאו דרכיה דחתנא למידר בי חמוה‏ : a son-in-law does not usually dwell in his father-in-law's house ; PJ Gen19:12↗ חתנך בנך ובנתך הנפק מן אתרא‏ : remove your sons-in-law, sons, and daughters from this place
(1)
male in-law in general
Sam, Syr, JBA
SamTgJ Ex3:1↗ יתרו חתנה כהן מדין‏ ; Bhchr 91:18↗ ܚܬܢܗ ܥܠ ܚܬܗ‏ : his brother-in-law by his sister ; JSmem 7:162↗ ܘܐܦܪܓܘ ܚܬܢ̈ܐ ܒܟܠܝܠܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܠܒܘܫܝ̈ܗܘܢ‏ : the in-laws sparkled with their crowns and their clothing ; JSBhom 71day6 2499↗ ܕܢܸܥܠܽܘܢ ܚܲܬܢܸ̈ܐ‏ : that the relatives of the groom might enter ; BT Yom 78a(11)↗ text not cited
3
figurative
Syr
(1)
ܚ܊ ܪܘܼܚܵܢܵܐ : person to be baptized
Syr
VRabb 165:8 text not cited
(2)
as a poetic description of the Second Coming
Syr
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 505[264]DJPA: 218aDJBA: 491aJastrow: 514Drower/Macuch: 128b, 128aJ. Payne-Smith: 164Levy Ch-W: 1:290Tal Sam: 301aDNWSI: 414Audo: 1:385DCPA[Schulthess]: 143[70]

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