Exodus 18:2:3Exod.18.2.W3TAB
חֹתֵ֣ן
khoten
“father-in-law of”
- Transliteration
- kho-TEN
- Extended
- khoh-TEHN
- IPA
- /ħo.ˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- father-in-law of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kho-TEN
- phraseyour reading level
kho-TEN mo-SHEH
- clause
va-yik-KAKH yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHEH et-tsip-po-RA E-shet mo-SHEH
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH yit-RO kho-TEN mo-SHEH et-tsip-po-RA E-shet mo-SHEH a-KHAR shi-lu-KHE-ha
Exegesis
The subject yitro {יִתְרוֹ | yiṯ-rô} ‘Jethro’ is then followed by a construct chain choten moshe {חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה | ḥō-tēn mō-šeh} ‘father-in-law of Moses,’ which identifies the relationship.
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-nheth–tav–nun
“to be related by marriage”
In context — Exodus 18:2
And Jethro , Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after she had been sent away .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 18:2, so the Hebrew word חֹתֵ֣ן (khoten) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.18.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.2.W3.S1) and character.