Hebrew proper noun (a person) · H3129
יוֹנָתָן
Yonathanyo-naw-thawn'
Jonathan
43 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: Yôwnâthân
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3129is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 39Old Testament books
- 24spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H3129
Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites
The King James renders it: Jonathan.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Yonathan is rendered "Jonathan". It stands 43 times in the Hebrew text, across six books.
- Thirty of the uses stand in 1 Samuel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.1 Samuel 13:2He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-four different ways.
The first use
He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
1 Samuel 13:2י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirty of the word's forty-three uses are in 1 Samuel.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Jonathan31
- and Jonathan7
- in Jonathan2
- ¿ Jonathan1
- and to Jonathan1
- O Jonathan1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| יוֹנָה | yonah | dove | Uses31 |
| יוֹנֶקֶת | yoneqeth | shoot | Uses6 |
| יוֹנֵק | yoneq | sapling | Uses1 |
| יוֹנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים | yonath elem rechoqim | Dove on Far-off Terebinths | Usesnot recorded |
The words it stands beside
All 43, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
24 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן4
- יוֹנָתָ֗ן3
- יוֹנָתָ֔ן3
- יוֹנָתָ֛ן3
- יוֹנָתָ֖ן3
- יוֹנָתָֽן׃3
- י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן2
- יוֹנָתָ֑ן2
- יוֹנָתָ֤ן2
- יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן2
- יוֹנָתָ֥ן2
- יוֹנָתָ֧ן2
and 12 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- proper noun (a name)32HNpm
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)7HC/Npm
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2HR/Npm
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1HC/R/Npm
- question particle + proper noun (a name)1HTi/Npm
1 Samuel
thirty uses
He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
- י֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
- יוֹנָתָ֗ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
- וְיוֹנָתָ֣ןveyonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Jonathan
So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
- יוֹנָתָ֑ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
- וּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ןuleyonatanconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and to Jonathan
One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
- יוֹנָתָ֤ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
- יוֹנָתָֽן׃yonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
- יֽוֹנָתָן֙yonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
- יוֹנָתָ֣ן׀yonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
- יוֹנָתָ֜ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.
- יוֹנָתָ֗ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
- יוֹנָתָ֔ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men over half an acre of land.
- יוֹנָתָ֛ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
- יוֹנָתָ֖ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps of the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
- וְיוֹנָתָֽן׃veyonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Jonathan
Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
- וְיוֹנָתָ֣ןveyonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Jonathan
“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
- יֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
- בְּיוֹנָתָ֥ןbeyonatanpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: in Jonathan
Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
- וְיוֹנָתָ֣ןveyonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Jonathan
So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.
- יוֹנָתָ֛ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
- בְּיוֹנָתָןveyonatanpreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: in Jonathan
Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
- יוֹנָתָ֣ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
- יוֹנָתָֽן׃yonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
- י֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
- יוֹנָתָ֗ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
- יוֹנָתָֽן׃yonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: O Jonathan
But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
- הֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀hayonatanquestion particle + proper noun (a name)tagged: ¿ Jonathan
- יוֹנָתָ֖ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).
- יוֹנָתָ֥ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
- יוֹנָתָ֤ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
1 Kings
two uses
As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”
- יוֹנָתָ֛ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
“Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
- יוֹנָתָ֔ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
1 Chronicles
four uses
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
- וְיוֹנָתָ֑ןveyonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Jonathan
The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
- יוֹנָתָ֖ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
- יוֹנָתָ֧ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,
- יוֹנָתָ֥ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
Ezra
two uses
from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
- יוֹנָתָ֑ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)
- יוֹנָתָ֧ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
Nehemiah
four uses
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
- יוֹנָתָ֔ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
- וְיוֹנָתָ֖ןveyonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Jonathan
of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
- יֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
- יֽוֹנָתָ֜ןyonatanproper noun (a name)tagged: Jonathan
Jeremiah
one use
they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.
- וְיוֹנָתָ֣ןveyonatanconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Jonathan
The letters
Gematria 516· 1,166 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.