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Jonathan — the meaning of the Hebrew name יוֹנָתָן

יוֹנָתָן

Yôwnâthân · pronounced yo-naw-thawn' · Strong's H3129 · a man

Jonathan means Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites.

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יְהוֹנָתָן Yᵉhôwnâthân (a form of, H3083) — Jehovah-given open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

a form of H3083; Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites.

First appearance

Judg 18:30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jonathan

36 occurrences in 36 verses — Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah

Judg 18:301Sam 13:21Sam 13:31Sam 13:161Sam 13:221Sam 14:11Sam 14:31Sam 14:41Sam 14:121Sam 14:131Sam 14:141Sam 14:171Sam 14:211Sam 14:271Sam 14:291Sam 14:391Sam 14:401Sam 14:411Sam 14:421Sam 14:431Sam 14:441Sam 14:451Sam 14:491Sam 19:11Kgs 1:421Kgs 1:431Chr 2:321Chr 2:331Chr 10:21Chr 11:34Ezra 8:6Ezra 10:15Neh 12:11Neh 12:14Neh 12:35Jer 40:8

Other people or places called Jonathan

Jonathan (H3083) — Jehovah-given

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