Jonathan
יוֹנָתָןStrong’s H3129yonatan (yo-na-tan)
Appears in 35 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yonatan is the Hebrew word usually translated “jonathan” and “o jonathan”. It appears in 35 verses of the Old Testament.
“Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.”
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
- One of David's mighty warriors
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem
- 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
- One of David's mighty warriors
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem
- Another Judaite
- Father of Ebed in the time of Ezra
- Son of Asahel in the time of Ezra
- 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
- One of David's mighty warriors
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem
- Another Judaite
- Father of Ebed in the time of Ezra
- Son of Asahel in the time of Ezra
- 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
- One of David's mighty warriors
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem
- Another Judaite
- Father of Ebed in the time of Ezra
- Son of Asahel in the time of Ezra
- 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
- One of David's mighty warriors
- 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
- One of David's mighty warriors
- A Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
- A son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem
- Another Judaite
- Father of Ebed in the time of Ezra
How it's translated
- jonathan 32
- and jonathan 7
- in jonathan 2
- and to jonathan 1
- o jonathan 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 23
- 1 Chronicles 4
- Nehemiah 3
- 1 Kings 2
- Ezra 2
- Jeremiah 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 13:3And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
- 1 Samuel 13:16And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
- 1 Samuel 13:22So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
- 1 Samuel 14:1Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.
- 1 Samuel 14:3And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.
- 1 Samuel 14:4And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
Hebrew dictionary
יוֹנָתָן yonatan · Jonathan
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.32; son of: Jada (H3047); brother of: Jether (H3500I); father of: Peleth (H6431H) and Zaza (H2117) § 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) one of David's mighty warriors 4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 5) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem …
יוֹנָתָן yonatan · Jonathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.6; father of: Ebed (H5651H) § 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) one of David's mighty warriors 4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 5) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem 6) another Judaite 7) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra 8) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra …
יוֹנָתָן yonatan · Jonathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.15; son of: Asahel (H6214J) § 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) one of David's mighty warriors 4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 5) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem 6) another Judaite 7) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra 8) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra …
יוֹנָתָן yonatan · Jonathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.14 § 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) one of David's mighty warriors 4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 5) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem 6) another Judaite 7) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra 8) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra …
יוֹנָתָן yonatan · Jonathan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.35; son of: Shemaiah (H8098U); father of: Zechariah (H2148Z), Shemaiah (H8098V), Azarel (H5832J), Milalai (H4450), Gilalai (H1562), Maai (H4597), Nethanel (H5417P), Judah (H3063K), Hanani (H2607K) § 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) one of David's mighty warriors 4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall …
יוֹנָתָן yonatan · Jonathan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.8; son of: Kareah (H7143); brother of: Johanan (H3110) § 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) one of David's mighty warriors 4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 5) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem 6) another Judaite 7) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra …
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.