Strong H3122H3122Gיוֹנָדָב
Jonadab
One of the 2 senses of Strong H3122
- Transliteration
- yônâdâb
- Pronunciation
- yo-naw-dawb'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.13.3;
son of: Shimeah (H8093); also called Jonathan at 2Sa.21.21; 1x27.32;
son of: Shimeah (H8093); also called Jonathan at 2Sa.21.21; 1x27.32;
Meaning of the name
Jonadab or Jehonadab = "Jehovah is willing"
General definition
A form of H3082; {Jonadab} the name of an Israelite and of a Rechabite: - Jonadab.
In the biblical story
Jonadab
Nephew of David, friend and advisor to Amnon
Jonadab, also known as Jonathan, was the son of David's brother Shimeah and a friend and advisor to Amnon, David's eldest son (2Sa.13.3,3,32,35,5; 21.21; 1Ch.20.7; 27.32).
In the Bible
Strong H3122G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- jonadab3
First verses
- 2 Samuel 13:3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
- 2 Samuel 13:32And 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.
- 2 Samuel 13:35And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.