1 Samuel 19:6:41 Sam.19.6.W4TAB
יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-na-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
be-KOL ye-ho-na-TAN
- clause
va-yish-MA sha-UL be-KOL ye-ho-na-TAN
- sentence
va-yish-MA sha-UL be-KOL ye-ho-na-TAN va-yish-SHA-va sha-UL KHAI-ye-ho-VAH im-yu-MAT
Exegesis
The verb governs the prepositional phrase be-qol {בְּק֣וֹל | bə-qōl} ‘in the voice of’, which identifies Yehonatan {יְהוֹנָתָן | Yəhônāṯān} as the auditory object.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:6
And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore , “As surely as the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 19:6, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן (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 Sam.19.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.6.W4.S1) and character.