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Jehonathan

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Whom Jehovah gave.

2

One of the stewards of David’s store-houses (1 Chr 27:25).

3

A Levite who taught the law to the people of Judah (2 Chr 17:8).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

je-hon'-a-than (yehonathan, "Yahweh has given"): The name is the same as Jonathan: the Hebrew has the two forms for the same person sometimes; sometimes only one is found. See JONATHAN. The form "Jehonathan" occurs as follows in English Versions of the Bible:

(1) A Levite who took part in teaching the Torah in the cities of Judah under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr 17:8 English Versions of the Bible and Hebrew).

(2) Head of the priestly family of Shemaiah (Neh 12:18 English Versions of the Bible and Hebrew).

(3) the King James Version and Hebrew in 1 Chr 27:25; see JONATHAN, (7).

See also

Person Jonatan (1 Chr 27,25) Person Jonatan (2 Chr 17,8) Person Jonatan (Neh 12,18)

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).