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Strong H31222 sensesיוֹנָדָב

Jonadab

Transliteration
yônâdâb
Pronunciation
yo-naw-dawb'

Meaning of the name

Jonadab or Jehonadab = "Jehovah is willing"

The 2 senses of Strong H3122

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H3122 appears in 6 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Nephew of David, friend and advisor to AmnonH3122G3 verses · 2 Samuel
  2. Son of Rechab, who promoted Rechabite lifestyleH3122H3 verses · Jeremiah

General definition

A form of H3082; {Jonadab} the name of an Israelite and of a Rechabite: - Jonadab.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • jonadab6

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 13:3
    But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
  2. 2 Samuel 13:32
    And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
  3. 2 Samuel 13:35
    And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
  4. Jeremiah 35:6
    But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
  5. Jeremiah 35:10
    But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
  6. Jeremiah 35:19
    Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.