Jonadab
יְהוֹנָדָבStrong’s H3122yehonadav (ye-ho-na-dav)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yehonadav is the Hebrew word usually translated “jonadab”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.”
Meaning
- A son of Rechab, chief of the Rechabites, in the time of Jehu and Ahab
- A nephew of David
- A son of Rechab, chief of the Rechabites, in the time of Jehu and Ahab
- A nephew of David
How it's translated
- jonadab 5
- and jonadab 1
- to jonadab 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 3
- Jeremiah 3
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 13:32And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
- 2 Samuel 13:35And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
- Jeremiah 35:6But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
- Jeremiah 35:10But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
- Jeremiah 35:19Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
Hebrew dictionary
יְהוֹנָדָב yehonadav · Jonadab
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.13.3; son of: Shimeah (H8093); also called Jonathan at 2Sa.21.21; 1x27.32; Another spelling of yo.na.dav (יוֹנָדָב "Jonadab" H3122) § Jehonadab = "Jehovah is willing" 1) a son of Rechab, chief of the Rechabites, in the time of Jehu and Ahab 2) a nephew of David
יוֹנָדָב yonadav · Jonadab
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.13.3; son of: Shimeah (H8093); also called Jonathan at 2Sa.21.21; 1x27.32; § Jonadab or Jehonadab = "Jehovah is willing" 1) a son of Rechab, chief of the Rechabites, in the time of Jehu and Ahab 2) a nephew of David
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.