Khatan (חתן) means groom in Hebrew.
It can also mean bridegroom and son-in-law. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
groom, bridegroom, son-in-law
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khatan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1איש העומד להנשא בחתונה.
שׂוֹשׂ אָשִׂישׂ בַּיהוָה, תָּגֵל נַפְשִׁי בֵּאלֹהַי--כִּי הִלְבִּישַׁנִי בִּגְדֵי-יֶשַׁע, מְעִיל צְדָקָה יְעָטָנִי: כֶּחָתָן יְכַהֵן פְּאֵר, וְכַכַּלָּה תַּעְדֶּה כֵלֶיהָ
- 2בעלה של הבת ביחס להוריה.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים אֶל-לוֹט, עֹד מִי-לְךָ פֹה--חָתָן וּבָנֶיךָ וּבְנֹתֶיךָ, וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר-לְךָ בָּעִיר: הוֹצֵא, מִן-הַמָּקוֹם
- 3בהשאלהבחור שחוגגים לכבודו. המסיבה המדוברת יכולה להיות ברית, בר מצוה, חתונה, זכיה בפרס, או כל אירוע אחר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khatan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָתָן
- Written without vowel points
- חתן
- Said
- khatan
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- חֲתָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲתָנִים; חֲתַן־, ר' חַתְנֵי־
- Gematria
- 458
This is how Khatan is said in other languages.
- English
- groom, bridegroom, son-in-law
- Arabic
- عَرِيس, صِهْر, زوج ألأبنه
- Russian
- жених, зять
- French
- fiancé, jeune marié
- Spanish
- novio
- German
- Bräutigam
- Yiddish
- חתן, איידעם
These words mean the opposite of Khatan.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khatan.
The word Khatan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חתן בראשית
- חתן דמים
- חתן היום
- חתן תורה
- שבת חתן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Khatan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khatan.
What does Khatan (חתן) mean in Hebrew?
Khatan (חתן) means groom, bridegroom, and son-in-law. It is said khatan, with the stress on tan.
What is the opposite of Khatan (חתן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khatan (חתן) are חותן and חם.
What rhymes with Khatan (חתן)?
Words that rhyme with Khatan (חתן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Khatan (חתן) masculine or feminine?
The word Khatan (חתן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲתָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.