1 Chronicles 20:7:41 Chr.20.7.W4TAB
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן
yehonatan
“Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-na-TAN
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-nah-TAHN
- IPA
- /jəhoːnaːˈθaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jonathan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-na-TAN
- clause
va-yak-KE-hu ye-ho-na-TAN ben-shim-e-A a-KHI da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-kha-REF et-yis-ra-EL va-yak-KE-hu ye-ho-na-TAN ben-shim-e-A a-KHI da-VID
Exegesis
The construct chain yehonatan {יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן | ye·hō·nā·ṯān} ‘Jonathan’, ben-shimea {בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖א | ben·shim·‘ā} ‘son of Shimea’, achi david {אֲחִ֥י דָוִֽיד | ’a·ḥî dā·wî·ḏ} ‘brother of David’ identifies the actor’s lineage and clarifies that Shimea is David’s brother. The word order is preserved to reflect the swift transition from insult to retributive violence.
Root and etymology
n-t-nNun–Tav–Nun
“Yahweh has given”
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:7
He taunted Israel, and Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 20:7, so the Hebrew word יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן (yehonatan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.20.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.7.W4.S1) and character.