יְהוֹנָתָן
ye.ho.na.tanProper Noun (Masculine)H3083
Jonathan
From: from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H5414 (נָתַן); Jehovah-given;
Short Definition
Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Gershom (H1647)(?) § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 1) a son of king Saul and a friend of ) a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear 3) a nephew of David who like David slew a giant of ) an uncle of ) one of David's mighty warriors 6) one of David's treasurers 7) a scribe in the time of Jeremiah 8) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 9) a son or descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses, and a priest to the tribe of ) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem 11) another Judaite father of Peleth 12) father of Ebed in the time of ) son of Asahel in the time of ) a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah 15) son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
74 timesAppears 74 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Samuel
38
2 Samuel
23
1 Chronicles
7
Jeremiah
3
2 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 20:7
- 1 Samuel 19:4
- 1 Samuel 20:18
- 1 Samuel 23:16
- 2 Samuel 17:17
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