חתונה

Hebrew
Root
ח־ת־ן (ḥ-t-n)

Pronunciation
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חתונה

Noun

חתונה / חֲתֻנָּה • (khatuná) f (plural indefinite חתונות / חֲתֻנּוֹת, singular construct חתונת / חֲתֻנַּת־, plural construct חתונות / חֲתֻנּוֹת־) [pattern: קְטֻלָּה]

  1. wedding (the ceremony at which a couple enters into marriage)
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 3:11, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      צְאֶ֧ינָה ׀ וּֽרְאֶ֛ינָה בְּנ֥וֹת צִיּ֖וֹן בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה בָּעֲטָרָ֗ה שֶׁעִטְּרָה־לּ֤וֹ אִמּוֹ֙ בְּי֣וֹם חֲתֻנָּת֔וֹ וּבְי֖וֹם שִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽוֹ׃(ס)
      ṣə’eynâ ûrə’eynâ bənôṯ ṣîyôn bammeleḵə šəlōmōh bā‘ăṭārâ še‘iṭṭərâ-llô ’immô bəyôm ḥăṯunnāṯô ûḇəyôm śiməḥaṯ libbô: s
      O maidens of Zion, go forth
      And gaze upon King Solomon
      Wearing the crown that his mother
      Gave him on his wedding day,
      On his day of bliss.

Descendants
  • → Yiddish: חתונה (khasene)

See also

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew חתונה (khatuná, “wedding”).

חתונה

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈχasənə/

Noun

חתונה • (khasene) f, plural חתונות (khasenes)

  1. marriage ceremony, wedding

Derived terms
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