1 Samuel 20:32:21 Sam.20.32.W2TAB
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן
yehonatan
“Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-NA-tan
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-NA-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
- clause
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL a-VIV
- sentence
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL a-VIV va-YO-mer e-LAV LA-ma yu-MAT ME A-SA
Root and etymology
“has given”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “Why should this man die ? What has he done ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 20:32, 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 Sam.20.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.32.W2.S1) and character.