Hebrew · H2860, H1818 · unreviewed

חֲתַן דָּמִים

A relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal) · blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)

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חָתָן H2860 a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)
Pronunciation kəḥāṯān
Bridegroom or son-in-law; figuratively extends to circumcised child, signifying covenantal bonding relationship.
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דָּם H1818 blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Pronunciation dām
Blood as life-force whose shedding marks covenant, atonement, and culpability before God throughout scripture
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What does חֲתַן דָּמִים (chatan damim) mean in the Bible?

חָתָן · דָּם is a Hebrew word meaning "bridegroom of blood".

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Meaning

bridegroom of blood
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