יְהוֹנָתָן
ye.ho.na.tan
Jonathan
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Jonathan (H3083G) Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן) is a proper name appearing once in the biblical text. As a personal name rather than a common noun, it functions as a designation for a specific individual rather than expressing meaning through semantic content. The name's single occurrence in the biblical corpus limits the scope of analysis to that particular textual context. Without additional lexical data regarding the name's etymology, frequency across different biblical books, or the identity and significance of the person bearing this name, we cannot determine broader patterns of usage or theological import from the information provided. The single attestation prevents us from assessing whether this represents a major or minor figure in biblical narrative, or what role this individual played in the texts where the name appears. To understand the full significance of this name in biblical tradition, one would need supplementary sources beyond the lexical entry itself—including narrative context, historical information, and comparative usage across Hebrew texts.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text