1 Samuel 19:1:31 Sam.19.1.W3TAB
אֶל־יוֹנָתָ֤ן
elyonatan
“to Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- el-yo-na-TAN
- Extended
- ehl-yoh-nah-TAAN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.joːnaːˈθaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jonathan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-yo-na-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
el-yo-na-TAN be-NO
- clause
va-ye-da-BER sha-UL el-yo-na-TAN be-NO ve-el-kal-a-va-DAV le-ha-MIT et-da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER sha-UL el-yo-na-TAN be-NO ve-el-kal-a-va-DAV le-ha-MIT et-da-VID vi-yo-na-TAN ben-sha-UL kha-FETS be-da-VID me-OD
Exegesis
The coordinated prepositional phrase wə’ěl {וְאֶל־ | wə’ěl} links two recipients, Yōnāṯān {יוֹנָתָ֤ן | Yōnāṯān} and ‘ăvāḏāw {עֲבָדָ֔יו | ‘ăvāḏāw}, highlighting both his son and his servants.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–nun–tet–nun
“Yahweh has given”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:1
And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants to kill David, but Jonathan son of Saul was very pleased with David.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 19:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יוֹנָתָ֤ן (elyonatan) 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 Sam.19.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.1.W3.S1) and character.