In the bible, Jehonathan is the name of the Levite sent by Jehoshaphat (2CH 17:8), as well as name of son of Shemaiah_19 (NEH 12:18). Meaning of the name: gift of the Lord; gift of a dove. Related names are:
Shemaiah,
Adonijah,
Nethaniah (and others ...)
. The translations of Jehonathan in 21 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Jonatan in Spanish to
Jonatan in Esperanto!
And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: (1CH 27:25)
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. (2CH 17:8)
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; (NEH 12:18)