Jonathan
יְהוֹנָתָןStrong’s H3083yehonatan (ye-ho-na-tan)
Appears in 74 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yehonatan is the Hebrew word usually translated “jonathan” and “on jonathan”. It appears in 74 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- A son of king Saul and a friend of David
- A son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
- A nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath
- An uncle of David
- One of David's mighty warriors
- One of David's treasurers
- A scribe in the time of Jeremiah
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of king Saul and a friend of David
- A son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
- A son of king Saul and a friend of David
- A son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
- A nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath
- An uncle of David
- One of David's mighty warriors
- One of David's treasurers
- A scribe in the time of Jeremiah
- A son of king Saul and a friend of David
- A son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
- A nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath
- An uncle of David
- One of David's mighty warriors
- One of David's treasurers
- A scribe in the time of Jeremiah
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of king Saul and a friend of David
- A son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
- A nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath
- An uncle of David
- One of David's mighty warriors
- One of David's treasurers
- A scribe in the time of Jeremiah
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of king Saul and a friend of David
- A son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
- A nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath
- An uncle of David
- One of David's mighty warriors
- One of David's treasurers
- A scribe in the time of Jeremiah
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of king Saul and a friend of David
- A son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
- A nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath
- An uncle of David
- One of David's mighty warriors
- One of David's treasurers
- A scribe in the time of Jeremiah
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of king Saul and a friend of David
- A son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
- A nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath
- An uncle of David
- One of David's mighty warriors
- One of David's treasurers
- A scribe in the time of Jeremiah
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
How it's translated
- jonathan 63
- and jonathan 15
- to jonathan 1
- on jonathan 1
- and to jonathan 1
- of jonathan 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 38
- 2 Samuel 23
- 1 Chronicles 7
- Jeremiah 3
- Judges 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 14:6And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
- 1 Samuel 14:8Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.
- 1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
- 1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
- 1 Samuel 18:4And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
- 1 Samuel 19:1And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
All 74 verses, by book
- Judges 1
- 18:30
- 1 Samuel 38
- 14:614:818:118:318:419:119:219:419:619:720:120:320:420:520:920:1020:1120:1220:1320:1620:1720:1820:2520:2720:2820:3020:3220:3320:3420:3520:3720:3820:3920:4020:4223:1623:1831:2
- 2 Samuel 23
- 1:41:51:121:171:221:231:251:264:49:19:39:69:715:2715:3617:1717:2021:721:1221:1321:1421:2123:32
- 2 Chronicles 1
- 17:8
- Nehemiah 1
- 12:18
Hebrew dictionary
יְהוֹנָתָן yehonatan · Jonathan
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jdg.18.30; son of: Gershom (H1647)(?) § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 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 …
יְהוֹנָתָן yehonatan · Jonathan
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.13.2; son of: Saul (H7586G) and Ahinoam (H0293); brother of: Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764) and Michal (H4324); half-brother of: Ish-bosheth (H0378), Armoni (H0764) and Mephibosheth (H4648H); father of: Mephibosheth (H4648) Also named: yo.na.tan (יוֹנָתָן "Jonathan" H3129N) § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 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 …
יְהוֹנָתָן yehonatan · Jonathan
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.15.27; son of: Abiathar (H0054); brother of: Ahimelech (H0288I) Also named: yo.na.tan (יוֹנָתָן "Jonathan" H3129O) § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 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 …
יְהוֹנָתָן yehonatan · Jonathan
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.32; son of: Shammah (H8048I) Also named: yo.na.tan (יוֹנָתָן "Jonathan" H3129P) § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 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 …
יְהוֹנָתָן yehonatan · Jonathan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.25; son of: Uzziah (H5818I) § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 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 …
יְהוֹנָתָן yehonatan · Jehonathan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.17.8 § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 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 …
יְהוֹנָתָן yehonatan · Jehonathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.18 § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 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 …
יְהוֹנָתָן yehonatan · Jonathan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.37.15 § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given" 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 …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.