יְהוֹנָדָבYᵉhôwnâdâb

proper name, masculine: is noble, is liberal

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-naw-dawb' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3082

Meanings

1. son of Rechab & chief of the Rechabites (2 Kings 10:15; 2 Kings 10:23; Jeremiah 35:8)

2. nephew of David (2 Samuel 13:5; 2 Samuel 13:3; 2 Samuel 13:32)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 13:5 “Well,” Jonadab said, “I’ll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you’ll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands.”
  • 2 Kings 10:15 When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab, who was coming to meet him. After they had greeted each other, Jehu said to him, “Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?” “Yes, I am,” Jehonadab replied. “If you are,” Jehu said, “then give me your hand.” So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot.
  • 2 Kings 10:23 Then Jehu went into the temple of Baal with Jehonadab son of Recab. Jehu said to the worshipers of Baal, “Make sure no one who worships the Lord is here—only those who worship Baal.”
  • Jeremiah 35:8 So we have obeyed him in all these things. We have never had a drink of wine to this day, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters.
  • Jeremiah 35:14 The Recabites do not drink wine to this day because their ancestor Jehonadab told them not to. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you refuse to obey me.
  • Jeremiah 35:16 The descendants of Jehonadab son of Recab have obeyed their ancestor completely, but you have refused to listen to me.’
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).