Lexical Definition
יוֹנָתָן Yôwnâthân (yo-naw-thawn') Jonathan N:N-M-P
a form of יְהוֹנָתָן
Jonathan.
- § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given"
- Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites
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
9) a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah
10) son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah
Usage: 3 forms in 127 verses