חיתן

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ח־ת־ן‎

From the root ח־ת־ן‎ (kh-t-n).

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.
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