1 Samuel 20:12:21 Sam.20.12.W2TAB
יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן
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
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL ki-ekh-KOR et-a-VI ka-ET ma-KHAR ha-she-li-SHIT ve-hin-NE-TOB el-da-VID ve-LO-AZ
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL ki-ekh-KOR et-a-VI ka-ET ma-KHAR ha-she-li-SHIT ve-hin-NE-TOB el-da-VID ve-LO-AZ esh-LAKH e-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti et-oz-NE-kha
Exegesis
yehonatan {יְהוֹנָתָן | yehonatan} names the speaker and el-david {אֶל־דָּוִד | el-david} marks the addressee.
Root and etymology
“has given”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:12
And Jonathan said to David, “The LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow or on the third day, behold, if he is good toward David, shall I not then send word to you and make it known to you?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 20:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן (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.20.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.12.W2.S1) and character.