Hebrew · H3083

יְהוֹנָתָן

יְהוֹנָתָן is a Hebrew word meaning "Jehonathan , the name of four Israelites".

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יְהוֹנָתָןH3083

What does יְהוֹנָתָן mean in the Bible?

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What does יְהוֹנָתָן mean in the Bible?

יְהוֹנָתָן is a Hebrew word meaning "Jehonathan , the name of four Israelites".

How does the BSB render H3083?

The BSB source-word alignment has 82 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Jonathan (36), and Jonathan (12), of Jonathan (11), Then Jonathan (7), So Jonathan (3).

Where does יְהוֹנָתָן appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 18:30. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (44), 2 Samuel (25), 1 Chronicles (7), Jeremiah (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Jonathan36×1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 20:1, 1 Samuel 20:3
and Jonathan12×Judges 18:30, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 20:12
of Jonathan11×1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 19:6, 2 Samuel 1:22, 2 Samuel 9:1
Then Jonathan7×1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 19:4, 1 Samuel 19:7, 1 Samuel 20:4
So Jonathan3×1 Samuel 19:7, 1 Samuel 20:16, 1 Samuel 20:33
Jonathan’s2×1 Samuel 20:37, 2 Samuel 9:3
-1×1 Samuel 20:38
. . .1×1 Samuel 19:7
against Jonathan1×1 Samuel 20:30
But Jonathan1×1 Samuel 19:1
he1×1 Samuel 20:11
him1×1 Samuel 20:5
Jehonathan1×2 Chronicles 17:8
me1×1 Samuel 20:13
Now Jonathan1×2 Samuel 17:17
so he1×1 Samuel 19:2
while Jonathan1×1 Samuel 23:18
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJudges 18:30
Aligned rows82
Books represented7
Judges11 Samuel442 Samuel251 Chronicles72 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Jeremiah3
Source forms
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן12xyə·hō·w·nā·ṯān1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 19:7, 1 Samuel 20:10
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן11xyə·hō·w·nā·ṯān1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 20:3, 1 Samuel 20:4, 1 Samuel 20:9
יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן9xyə·hō·w·nā·ṯān1 Samuel 20:27, 1 Samuel 23:16, 2 Samuel 1:12, 2 Samuel 9:7
יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙8xyə·hō·w·nā·ṯān1 Samuel 20:11, 1 Samuel 20:17, 1 Samuel 20:38, 1 Samuel 20:39
יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן4xyə·hō·w·nā·ṯān1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 20:34, 1 Samuel 20:35, 1 Samuel 20:42
וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן3xwî·hō·w·nā·ṯān1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Samuel 23:18, 2 Samuel 15:36
יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן3xyə·hō·w·nā·ṯān1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 20:12, 1 Samuel 20:37
יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן3xyə·hō·w·nā·ṯān1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 20:1, 1 Samuel 20:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular63x1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular15xJudges 18:30, 1 Samuel 19:1, 1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Samuel 23:18
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular2x1 Samuel 20:13, 2 Samuel 9:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1x2 Samuel 4:4
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular1x1 Samuel 20:30
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