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HebrewH3122Proper Noun (Masculine)

יוֹנָדָב

yo.na.dav

6Occurrences
H3122Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jonadab, the name of an Israelite and of a Rechabite

a form of H3082 (יְהוֹנָדָב);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Shimeah (H8093); also called Jonathan at ; 1x27.32; § Jonadab or Jehonadab = "Jehovah is willing" 1) a son of Rechab, chief of the Rechabites, in the time of Jehu and ) a nephew of David

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יוֹנָדָב appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Samuel
3
Jeremiah
3

Key Passages

2 Samuel 13:3BSB

Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

2 Samuel 13:32BSB

But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:35BSB

So Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the sons of the king have arrived! It is just as your servant said.”

Jeremiah 35:6BSB

“We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.

Jeremiah 35:10BSB

But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.

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