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יוֹנָתָן

𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍

Yonatan

H3129 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נתן to give, bestow, grant

Definition

Yônatan; a personal name meaning 'Yahweh has given'. Used as the name of several Israelite men, most notably Jonathan, son of King Saul. The name expresses the idea of divine gift or endowment, specifically from Yahweh. While the primary sense is that of a given name, it can also reflect the cultural practice of naming children with theophoric (divine name-bearing) elements to invoke blessing or favor.

Semantic Range

personal name ('Yahweh has given'), name of Israelite individuals, Jonathan son of Saul

Root / Etymology

Contracted formation from the root נָתַן (n-t-n, 'to give'), prefixed by the divine name יהוה (Yahweh), contracted from יְהוֹנָתָן (Yeho-natan) to יוֹנָתָן (Yôwnāthān). The original structure is 'Yahweh has given' or 'Yahweh gives'.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, יוֹנָתָן (Yônatan) designates several individuals, most prominently the son of Saul, known for his friendship with David. The short form יוֹנָתָן appears primarily in narrative and historical contexts, while the longer form יְהוֹנָתָן sometimes alternates in parallel or closely related texts. The shortening of the theophoric element (from Yeho- to Yo-) is a common phenomenon in late pre-exilic and exilic Hebrew personal names. Modern English Bibles universally render Yônatan as 'Jonathan', which has become the standard form. The meaning and significance of the name may be obscured in these translations, as the divine element (Yahweh) is not recognized in the English form. The name was common among Israelite men from the monarchic period onward and reflects naming traditions invoking divine agency or blessing.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a form of יְהוֹנָתָן; Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites; Jonathan.

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Root Family

נתן (n-t-n) — to give, bestow, grant

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4976 מַתָּן Mattan
H4977 מַתָּן Gift
H4978 מַתְּנָא gifts
H4979 מַתָּנָה with their gifts
H4980 מַתָּנָה Gift-place

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3129-06 י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן yonatan HNp Jonathan Yahweh-has-given 32
H3129-04 וְ/יוֹנָתָ֣ן veyonatan HC/Np and Jonathan and Yahweh-has-given 7
H3129-05 וִ֠/יהוֹנָתָן vihonatan HC/Np and Jonathan and Yahweh-has-given 2
H3129-01 בְּ/יוֹנָתָ֥ן beyonatan HR/Np in Jonathan in Yahweh-has-given 1
H3129-02 הֲֽ/יוֹנָתָ֤ן hayonatan HTi/Np Shall Jonathan Yahweh-has-given 1
H3129-03 וּ/לְ/יוֹנָתָ֖ן uleyonatan HC/R/Np and with Jonathan and to Yahweh-has-given 1

Occurrences in Scripture

44 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3129-05 Judges 18:30 וִ֠/יהוֹנָתָן vihonatan HC/Np and Jonathan and Yahweh-has-given
H3129-06 1 Samuel 13:2 י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן yonatan HNp Jonathan Yahweh-has-given
H3129-06 1 Samuel 13:3 יוֹנָתָ֗ן yonatan HNp Jonathan Yahweh-has-given
H3129-04 1 Samuel 13:16 וְ/יוֹנָתָ֣ן veyonatan HC/Np and Jonathan and Yahweh-has-given
H3129-06 1 Samuel 13:22 יוֹנָתָ֑ן yonatan HNp Jonathan Yahweh-has-given
H3129-03 1 Samuel 13:22 וּ/לְ/יוֹנָתָ֖ן uleyonatan HC/R/Np and with Jonathan and to Yahweh-has-given
H3129-06 1 Samuel 14:1 יוֹנָתָ֤ן yonatan HNp Jonathan Yahweh-has-given
H3129-06 1 Samuel 14:3 יוֹנָתָֽן yonatan HNp Jonathan Yahweh-has-given
H3129-06 1 Samuel 14:4 יֽוֹנָתָן֙ yonatan HNp Jonathan Yahweh-has-given
H3129-06 1 Samuel 14:12 יוֹנָתָ֣ן yonatan HNp Jonathan Yahweh-has-given
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