1 Samuel 20:16:21 Sam.20.16.W2TAB
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן
yehonatan
“Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-NA-tan
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-NAH-tahn
- IPA
- /jəhoːnaːˈtaːn/
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-yik-ROT ye-ho-NA-tan
- clause
va-yik-ROT ye-ho-NA-tan im-BET da-VID
- sentence
va-yik-ROT ye-ho-NA-tan im-BET da-VID u-vik-KESH ye-ho-VAH mi-YAD o-VE da-VID
Exegesis
The proper name yehonatan {יְהוֹנָתָן | yəhōnāṯān} functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
“has given”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:16
And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD require it from the hand of David’s enemies.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 20:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן (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.20.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.16.W2.S1) and character.