יְהוֹנָדָב
Yᵉhôwnâdâb · yeh-ho-naw-dawb'
Jehonadab, the name of an Israelite and of an Arab
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H5068 (נָדַב); Jehovah-largessed;
Jehonadab, the name of an Israelite and of an Arab
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Jehonadab, Jonadab. Compare H3122 (יוֹנָדָב).
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to reveal, behold › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing › the doorway, the way in › the house, what is within
The hand that works that works to reveal, behold that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing of the doorway, the way in of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יְהוֹנָדָב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of jonadab4 · 50%
- and jehonadab2 · 25%
- and jonadab1 · 13%
- on jehonadab1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.