Yôwnâthân — H3129

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites

1. Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given"
2. a son of king Saul and a friend of David
3. a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
4. one of David's mighty warriors
5. a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
6. a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem
7. another Judaite
8. father of Ebed in the time of Ezra
9. son of Asahel in the time of Ezra
10. a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah
11. son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah

Usually translated as

Jonathan

Origin

a form of H3083

• Yᵉhôwnâthân (H3083)

Occurrences

Yôwnâthân occurs 11 times in 10 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (2), Nehemiah (3), Jeremiah (2)

• 2 Samuel 9:1 — And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?
• 1 Kings 1:42 — And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan (יוֹנָתָ֛ן) the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
• 1 Kings 1:43 — And Jonathan (יוֹנָתָ֔ן) answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
• 1 Chronicles 10:2 — And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan (יוֹנָתָ֧ן), and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
• 1 Chronicles 11:34 — The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan (יוֹנָתָ֥ן) the son of Shage the Hararite,
• Nehemiah 12:11 — And Joiada begat Jonathan (יוֹנָתָ֔ן), and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
• Nehemiah 12:11 — And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan (וְיוֹנָתָ֖ן) begat Jaddua.
• Nehemiah 12:14 — Of Melicu, Jonathan (יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן); of Shebaniah, Joseph;
• Nehemiah 12:35 — And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan (יֽוֹנָתָ֜ן), the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
• Jeremiah 38:26 — Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.
• Jeremiah 40:8 — Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan (וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן) the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.