Word Study · Strong's H3083 · Hebrew
יְהוֹנָתָן
Yehonathan
yeh-ho-naw-thawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Yᵉhôwnâthân
“Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Jonathan. Compare H3129 (יוֹנָתָן).
- 81occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 31inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 81 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 31
- יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן12
- יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן11
- יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן9
- יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙8
- וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן3
- יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן3
- יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן3
- יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן3
- יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן3
- יְהוֹנָתָן֙2
- יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן2
- יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן2
and 19 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- Jonathan62
- and Jonathan15
- and [belonged] to Jonathan1
- of Jonathan1
- on Jonathan1
- to Jonathan1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)62
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)15
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 62
- HC/Npm · 15
- HR/Npm · 3
- HC/R/Npm · 1
All 81, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel43 of 81 · 53%
- 2 Samuel25 of 81 · 31%
- 1 Chronicles7 of 81 · 9%
- Jeremiah3 of 81 · 4%
- Judges1 of 81 · 1%
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1 Samuel43 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 14:6יְהוֹנָתָ֜ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 14:8יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 18:1יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 18:1יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 18:3יְהוֹנָתָ֛ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 18:4יְהוֹנָתָ֗ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 19:1וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙vihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,here: and Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 19:2יְהוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 19:4יְהוֹנָתָ֤ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 19:6יְהוֹנָתָ֑ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 19:7יְהוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 19:7יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 19:7יְהוֹנָתָ֤ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:1יְהוֹנָתָ֗ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:3יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:4יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you desire, I will do for you.”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:5יְהוֹנָתָ֗ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:9יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:10יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:11יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)“Come,” he replied, “let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out into the field,here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:12יְהוֹנָתָ֜ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:13לִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןlihonatanpreposition + proper noun (a name)But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.here: to Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:16יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:17יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:18יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you will be missed if your seat is empty.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:25יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)He sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, but David’s place was empty.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:27יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)But on the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:28יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Jonathan answered, “David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem,here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:30בִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbihonatanpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?here: on Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:32יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)“Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:33יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:34יְהוֹנָתָ֛ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger and did not eat any food that second day of the month, for he was grieved by his father’s shameful treatment of David.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:35יְהוֹנָתָ֛ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)In the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a small boy was with him.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:37יְהוֹנָתָ֑ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:37יְהוֹנָתָ֜ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:38יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:38יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:39יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)But the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement.here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:40יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, “Go, take it back to the city.”here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 20:42וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.here: and Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 23:16יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,here: Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 23:18וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.here: and Jonathan
- 1 Samuel 31:2יְהוֹנָתָ֧ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.here: Jonathan
2 Samuel25 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 1:4וִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”here: and Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 1:5וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”here: and Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 1:12יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 1:17יְהוֹנָתָ֥ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 1:22יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 1:23וִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.here: and Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 1:25יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 1:26יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 4:4וְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙velihonatanconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.here: and [belonged] to Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 4:4וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.here: and Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 9:1יְהוֹנָתָֽן׃yehonatanproper noun (a name)Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 9:3לִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןlihonatanpreposition + proper noun (a name)So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”here: of Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 9:6יְהוֹנָתָ֤ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 9:7יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 15:27וִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.here: and Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 15:36וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”here: and Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 17:17וִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.here: and Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 17:20וִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.here: and Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 21:7יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 21:7יְהוֹנָתָ֥ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 21:12יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 21:13יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, along with the bones of those who had been hanged.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 21:14וִיהוֹנָֽתָן־vihonaton-conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.here: and Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 21:21יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.here: Jonathan
- 2 Samuel 23:32יְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ סyehonatanproper noun (a name)Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen,here: Jonathan
1 Chronicles7 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 8:33יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.here: Jonathan
- 1 Chronicles 8:34יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.here: Jonathan
- 1 Chronicles 9:39יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanproper noun (a name)Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.here: Jonathan
- 1 Chronicles 9:40יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.here: Jonathan
- 1 Chronicles 20:7יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.here: Jonathan
- 1 Chronicles 27:25יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.here: Jonathan
- 1 Chronicles 27:32וִֽיהוֹנָתָ֤ןvihonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.here: and Jonathan
Nehemiah1 occurrence
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 37:15יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.here: Jonathan
- Jeremiah 37:20יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)But now please listen, O my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”here: Jonathan
- Jeremiah 38:26יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanproper noun (a name)then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”here: Jonathan