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
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.32
- son of: Jada (יָדָע)
- brother of: Jether (יֶתֶר)
- father of: Peleth (פֶּלֶת) and Zaza (זָזָא)
Profile
Male • Son of Jada • Son of Jada, descendant of Judah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
One of the descendants of Judah, Jonathan was the son of Jada.
- A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.32;
- only referred to as Jonathan יוֹנָתָן;
- son of Jada יָדָע;
- a brother of Jether יֶתֶר;
- father of Peleth פֶּלֶת and Zaza זָזָא.
Jonathan was a descendant of Judah, the son of Jada and brother of Jether. He is mentioned in the genealogies of Judah recorded in 1 Chronicles 2:32-33. No other details are provided about his life. His mention helps trace Judah's descendants down to the time period after the return from Babylonian exile when Chronicles was likely written.
All entries for Jonathan: יוֹנָתָן