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Genesis 34:9

וְ הִתְחַתְּנוּ אֹתָנוּ בְּנֹתֵיכֶם תִּתְּנוּ לָנוּ וְ אֶת בְּנֹתֵינוּ תִּקְחוּ לָכֶם
And make-yourselves-bridegrooms1067 את-us. Give to-ourselves אֶת-your built-ones, and our built-ones take to-yourselves.
1067

Strong’s #2859, chathan. Found in the Hithpa’el form only. To make oneself a “daughter’s husband”, bridegroom. This is derived from the noun chathan (#2860) which means bridegroom. The word is also used of the father-in-law, i.e. Jethro.