3122. Yonadab
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Yonadab: Jonadab

Original Word: יוֹנָדָב
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yawnadab
Pronunciation: yo-naw-dawb'
Phonetic Spelling: (yo-naw-dawb')
Definition: Jonadab
Meaning: Jonadab

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jonadab

A form of Yhownadab; Jonadab, the name of an Israelite and of a Rechabite -- Jonadab.

see HEBREW Yhownadab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
the same as Yehonadab, q.v.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יָהּ (Yah, a shortened form of Yahweh) and נָדַב (nadab, meaning "to be willing" or "to give freely").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew name יוֹנָדָב (Jonadab) in the Strong's Greek lexicon, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew culture and context.

Usage: Jonadab is a proper noun used as a masculine name in the Hebrew Bible. It appears in the context of two distinct individuals:

• Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, known for his cunning advice to Amnon.
• Jonadab, the son of Rechab, founder of the Rechabites, noted for his command to his descendants to abstain from wine.

Context: Jonadab, Son of Shimeah: This Jonadab is mentioned in 2 Samuel 13. He is described as a very shrewd man and a cousin to Amnon, the son of King David. Jonadab advised Amnon on how to fulfill his illicit desire for his half-sister Tamar, which led to Amnon's eventual downfall. His role in this narrative highlights his cunning nature, as seen in 2 Samuel 13:3-5 (BSB): "But Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man, and he asked Amnon, 'Why are you, the son of the king, so haggard morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?' Amnon replied, 'I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.' 'Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill,' said Jonadab. 'When your father comes to see you, say to him, "Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so that I may watch her and eat it from her hand."'"

Jonadab, Son of Rechab: This Jonadab is noted for his piety and the establishment of a strict lifestyle for his descendants, the Rechabites. He is mentioned in 2 Kings 10:15-23 and Jeremiah 35. Jonadab's legacy is one of obedience and faithfulness to his commands, which included abstaining from wine, living in tents, and not sowing seed. His influence is evident in Jeremiah 35:6-7 (BSB): "But they replied, 'We do not drink wine, for Jonadab son of Rechab, our forefather, commanded us: "Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine. You must not build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your days, so that you may live a long time in the land where you sojourn."'"

Forms and Transliterations
וְי֣וֹנָדָ֔ב ויונדב יֽוֹנָדָ֔ב יֽוֹנָדָב֙ יוֹנָדָ֣ב ׀ יוֹנָדָ֥ב יוֹנָדָ֨ב יונדב לְיוֹנָדָ֧ב ליונדב lə·yō·w·nā·ḏāḇ leyonaDav ləyōwnāḏāḇ veYonaDav wə·yō·w·nā·ḏāḇ wəyōwnāḏāḇ yō·w·nā·ḏāḇ yonaDav yōwnāḏāḇ
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 13:3
HEB: רֵ֗עַ וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יֽוֹנָדָ֔ב בֶּן־ שִׁמְעָ֖ה
KJV: whose name [was] Jonadab, the son
INT: friend name Jonadab the son of Shimeah

2 Samuel 13:3
HEB: אֲחִ֣י דָוִ֑ד וְי֣וֹנָדָ֔ב אִ֥ישׁ חָכָ֖ם
KJV: brother: and Jonadab [was] a very
INT: brother David's and Jonadab man shrewd

2 Samuel 13:32
HEB: וַיַּ֡עַן יוֹנָדָ֣ב ׀ בֶּן־ שִׁמְעָ֨ה
KJV: And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah
INT: answered and Jonadab the son of Shimeah

2 Samuel 13:35
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יֽוֹנָדָב֙ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
KJV: And Jonadab said unto the king,
INT: said and Jonadab to the king

Jeremiah 35:6
HEB: יָּ֑יִן כִּי֩ יוֹנָדָ֨ב בֶּן־ רֵכָ֜ב
KJV: no wine: for Jonadab the son
INT: wine for Jonadab the son of Rechab

Jeremiah 35:10
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ צִוָּ֖נוּ יוֹנָדָ֥ב אָבִֽינוּ׃
KJV: and done according to all that Jonadab our father
INT: after commanded Jonadab our father

Jeremiah 35:19
HEB: יִכָּרֵ֨ת אִ֜ישׁ לְיוֹנָדָ֧ב בֶּן־ רֵכָ֛ב
KJV: of Israel; Jonadab the son
INT: lack A man Jonadab the son of Rechab

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3122
7 Occurrences


lə·yō·w·nā·ḏāḇ — 1 Occ.
wə·yō·w·nā·ḏāḇ — 1 Occ.
yō·w·nā·ḏāḇ — 5 Occ.















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