1 Samuel 20:9:21 Sam.20.9.W2TAB
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן
yehonatan
“Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-NA-tan
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-NAA-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
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan kha-LI-la LAKH KI IM-YA-do-a e-DA KI-KHAL-ta ha-ra-A me-IM A-vi la-VO a-LE-kha ve-LO o-TA a-GID LAKH
Root and etymology
“has given”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:9
And Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! For if I knew for certain that my father had determined harm to come upon you, would I not tell you?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 20:9, 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.20.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.9.W2.S1) and character.