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About Yehonatan

Hebrew Name

יְהוֹנָתָן

English Name

Yehonatan

Phonetic Spelling

y’-ho-na-TAN
What does Yehonatan mean?
‘God has gifted’

וַיְהִ֗י כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ דָּוִ֑ד (ויאהבו) [וַיֶּֽאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ] יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

When [David] finished speaking with Shaul, Yehonatan's soul became bound up with the soul of David; Yehonatan loved David as himself.

vai-HI k'-kha-LO-to l'-da-BAYR el sha-UL, v'-ne-FESH y'-ho-NA-tan nik-sh'-RAH b'-NE-fesh da-VID (vai-Y'-a-HA-v'-HU) [va-y'-e-ha-VE-hu] y'-ho-NA-tan k'-na-FE-sho

1 Samuel 18:1

Description about Yehonatan
Jonathan was a warrior, King Saul’s son, and David’s best friend.
Attribute of Yehonatan
Brave, loyal, truthful, a good friend, honors his parents
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Where is Yehonatan in the Bible?
I Samuel 13:2 - I Samuel 23:18; I Samuel 31:13; II Samuel 1; II Samuel 9; I Chronicles 10:1–2
What did Yehonatan do in the Bible?
Jonathan was a son of King Saul and a close and loyal friend to David. He managed to protect David from his father’s jealousy while still honoring and serving his father. Jonathan was tragically killed in war by the Philistines along with his father and brothers.
What does the Bible say about Yehonatan?
Loyal

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