וַ/יִּתְחַתֵּ֖ן
𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤍
châthan
and he allied himself by marriage
To become related by marriage, specifically to form an alliance through marriage or to enter into an affinity, usually referring to actions such as marrying, giving in marriage, or becoming a son-in-law or parent-in-law. The term commonly refers to the process or state of forging kinship by marriage, not to general wedding activity. Semantic range includes to become a son-in-law, to enter into marital kinship, to give or take a daughter in marriage, to ally oneself by marriage.
2 Chronicles 18:1 · Word #6
Lexicon H2859
| Lemma | חָתַן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤕𐤍 |
| Transliteration | châthan |
| Strong's | H2859 |
| Definition | To become related by marriage, specifically to form an alliance through marriage or to enter into an affinity, usually referring to actions such as marrying, giving in marriage, or becoming a son-in-law or parent-in-law. The term commonly refers to the process or state of forging kinship by marriage, not to general wedding activity. Semantic range includes to become a son-in-law, to enter into marital kinship, to give or take a daughter in marriage, to ally oneself by marriage. |
Morphology HC/Vtw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he allied himself by marriage |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2859-10
and he allied himself by marriage
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hithpael stem (reflexive), sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hithpael stem conveys reflexive action, indicating that he entered into or formed the marital alliance himself. The sequential imperfect (3ms) adds the narrative "and he" sense, preserving both reflexive stem and masculine singular form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he allied himself by marriage
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately reflects the verbal meaning and context of becoming related by marriage. Kept unchanged as it captures the intent and function in the verse. |