yonatan · Jonathan

What it means

yonatan (יוֹנָתָן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Jonathan”.

The name of several people; the best known are the son of King Saul, the friend of David, and the Levite who was priest of the Danites (Judges 18:30). It means "YHWH has given."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Judges×1
• 1 Samuel×30
• 1 Kings×2
• 1 Chronicles×4
• Ezra×2
• Nehemiah×4
• Jeremiah×1

• Judges 18:30

  And the sons of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the exile of the land.

• 1 Samuel 13:2

  Saul chose for himself three thousand from Israel; two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin; and the rest of the people he sent away, each to his tents.

• 1 Samuel 13:3

  Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”

• 1 Samuel 13:16

  Saul and Jonathan his son and the people who were found with them were staying at Geba of Benjamin, and the Philistines were camped at Michmash.

• 1 Samuel 13:22

  And it came about on the day of war that no sword or spear was found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and with Jonathan, but one was found for Saul and for Jonathan his son.

• 1 Samuel 14:1

  And it came about one day that Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come, let us cross over to the post of the Philistines that is on the other side over there.” But to his father he did not tell it.

• 1 Samuel 14:3

  And Ahijah son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, priest of YHWH at Shiloh, was carrying the ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

• 1 Samuel 14:4

  Between the passes by which Jonathan sought to cross over to the post of the Philistines, there was a tooth of rock on one side and a tooth of rock on the other side; the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

• 1 Samuel 14:12

  The men of the post answered Jonathan and the one who carried his weapons, and they said, “Come up to us, and we will make known to you something.” Jonathan said to the one who carried his weapons, “Come up after me, for YHWH has given them into the hand of Israel.”

• 1 Samuel 14:13

  Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and the one who carried his weapons after him; and they fell before Jonathan, and the one who carried his weapons was putting them to death after him.

• 1 Samuel 14:14

  The first blow that Jonathan and the one who carried his weapons struck was about twenty men, within about half a furrow of a yoke of field.

• 1 Samuel 14:17

  Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count, please, and see who has gone from us.” They counted, and look, Jonathan and the one who carried his weapons were not there.

• 1 Samuel 14:21

  And the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines as before, who had gone up with them into the camp all around, they too turned to be with Israel who were with Saul and Jonathan.

• 1 Samuel 14:27

  But Jonathan had not heard when his father put the people under oath; and he stretched out the tip of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in the comb of honey, and brought back his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.

• 1 Samuel 14:29

  Jonathan said, “My father has brought ruin on the land. See, please, how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

• 1 Samuel 14:39

  For as YHWH lives, who saves Israel, even if it is in Jonathan my son, then he shall surely die.” But no one answered him among all the people.

• 1 Samuel 14:40

  He said to all Israel, “You will be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” The people said to Saul, “Do what is good in your eyes.”

• 1 Samuel 14:41

  Saul said to YHWH, Elohim of Israel, “Give a complete lot.” And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people went out free.

• 1 Samuel 14:42

  Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken.

• 1 Samuel 14:43

  Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” Jonathan told him and said, “I did indeed taste, with the tip of the rod that was in my hand, a little honey. Here I am; I will die.”

• 1 Samuel 14:44

  Saul said, “So may Elohim do, and so may he add: you shall surely die, Jonathan.”

• 1 Samuel 14:45

  The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! As YHWH lives, not a hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for with Elohim he has worked this day.” So the people ransomed Jonathan, and he did not die.

• 1 Samuel 14:49

  The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the name of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn, Merab, and the name of the younger, Michal.

• 1 Samuel 19:1

  Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants of putting to death David. But Jonathan, son of Saul, delighted greatly in David.

• 1 Kings 1:42

  He was still speaking, and there came Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest. And Adonijah said, “Come in, for you are a man of worth, and you bring good news.”

• 1 Kings 1:43

  And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “No, our lord King David has made Solomon king.

• 1 Chronicles 2:32

  And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without sons.

• 1 Chronicles 2:33

  And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

• 1 Chronicles 10:2

  And the Philistines kept close after Saul and after his sons, and the Philistines struck Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

• 1 Chronicles 11:34

  the sons of Hashem the Gizonite; Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite;

• Ezra 8:6

  and of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males;

• Ezra 10:15

  Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood against this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

• Nehemiah 12:11

  and Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.

• Nehemiah 12:14

  of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

• Nehemiah 12:35

  and of the sons of the priests with trumpets: Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,

• Jeremiah 40:8

  and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, sons of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

And 8 more times.