ye.ho.na.dav is a personal name used for a speaker in 2 Samuel and for the father whose commands the Rechabites obey.

The term is used as a proper personal name: in 2 Samuel it identifies the speaker who advises a course of action, while in 2 Kings and Jeremiah it identifies Jonadab son of Rechab, associated with Jehu and with commands kept by his descendants.

1. Personal name in narrative and ancestral commands · dominant

   The supplied forms are all tagged Noun · Proper. In 2 Samuel 13:5 the APB renders Jonadab as the speaker who instructs someone to lie down and request that Tamar prepare food; in 2 Kings 10:15 and 2 Kings 10:23 it renders Jonadab son of Rechab meeting Jehu and entering the house of Baal with him. In Jeremiah 35:8, Jeremiah 35:14, and Jeremiah 35:18, the APB presents Jonadab son of Rechab as the father whose command not to drink wine is obeyed by his descendants.

   2 Samuel 13:52 Kings 10:152 Kings 10:23Jeremiah 35:8Jeremiah 35:14Jeremiah 35:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the proper name as “Jonadab,” often expanding the identification to “Jonadab son of Rechab.” In Jeremiah it also uses “Jonadab your father” when speaking of the Rechabites' obedience.