Yôwnâdâb — H3122

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jonadab, the name of an Israelite and of a Rechabite

1. Jonadab or Jehonadab = "Jehovah is willing"
2. a son of Rechab, chief of the Rechabites, in the time of Jehu and Ahab
3. a nephew of David

Usually translated as

Jonadab

Origin

a form of H3082

• Yᵉhôwnâdâb (H3082)

Occurrences

Yôwnâdâb occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (4), Jeremiah (3)

• 2 Samuel 13:3 — But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab (יֽוֹנָדָ֔ב), the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
• 2 Samuel 13:3 — But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab (וְי֣וֹנָדָ֔ב) was a very subtil man.
• 2 Samuel 13:5 — And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
• 2 Samuel 13:32 — And Jonadab (יוֹנָדָ֣ב), the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
• 2 Samuel 13:35 — And Jonadab (יֽוֹנָדָב֙) said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
• Jeremiah 35:6 — But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab (יוֹנָדָ֨ב) the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
• Jeremiah 35:10 — But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab (יוֹנָדָ֥ב) our father commanded us.
• Jeremiah 35:19 — Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab (לְיוֹנָדָ֧ב) the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.