The meaning of “יְהוֹנָתָן”
Understanding Yᵉhôwnâthân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jonathan. Compare יוֹנָתָן. - § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" - Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites 1...
יְהוֹנָתָן
Jonathan. Compare יוֹנָתָן. - § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" - Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites 1) a son of king Saul and a friend of David 2) 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 Gath 4) an uncle of David 5) 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 Dan 10) 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 Ezra 13) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra 14) 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 18:30 | “And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.” Word: יְהוֹנָתָן (Yᵉhôwnâthân) | |
| 1 Samuel 20:16 | “So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.” Word: יְהוֹנָתָן (Yᵉhôwnâthân) | |
| 2 Samuel 9:6 | “Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!” Word: יְהוֹנָתָן (Yᵉhôwnâthân) | |
| 1 Chronicles 9:40 | “And the son of Jonathan was Merib–baal: and Merib–baal begat Micah.” Word: יְהוֹנָתָן (Yᵉhôwnâthân) | |
| 2 Chronicles 17:8 | “And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob–adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.” Word: יְהוֹנָתָן (Yᵉhôwnâthân) |