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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| יֽוֹנָתָ֜ן | Jonathan | Neh.12.35 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.35
- son of: Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָה)
- father of: Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה), Shemaiah (שְׁמַעְיָה), Azarel (עֲזַרְאֵל), Milalai (מִלֲלַי), Gilalai (גִּלֲלַי), Maai (מָעַי), Nethanel (נְתַנְאֵל), Judah (יְהוּדָה), Hanani (חֲנָנִי)
Profile
Male • Returned priest • Priest who participated in dedication of Jerusalem's wall
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Jonathan, a priest, was among those who blew trumpets at the dedication of Jerusalem's wall.
- A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.35;
- only referred to as Jonathan יוֹנָתָן;
- a son of Shemaiah שְׁמַעְיָה;
- father of Zechariah זְכַרְיָה, Shemaiah שְׁמַעְיָה, Azarel עֲזַרְאֵל, Milalai מִלֲלַי, Gilalai גִּלֲלַי, Maai מָעַי, Nethanel נְתַנְאֵל, Judah יְהוּדָה, Hanani חֲנָנִי.
In Nehemiah 12:35, Jonathan is mentioned as one of the priests who blew trumpets during the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. This event took place after the Israelites had returned from Babylonian exile and rebuilt the wall under Nehemiah's leadership. The dedication was a joyous occasion, with two large choirs giving thanks and the priests blowing trumpets (Nehemiah 12:31, 35). Jonathan's participation as a trumpeter suggests he was a priest serving in Jerusalem at this time, which would have been in the mid-5th century BC under Persian rule.
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