Words the Bible translates as father-in-law
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ḥotenחֹתֵןfather-in-law: the father of a man's wife (and, in the feminine form, his wife's mother)
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- to become related to another family or people by marriage: to form a marriage alliance
- pentherosπενθερόςfather-in-lawnot studied yet
- ḥamחָםfather-in-lawnot studied yet
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