yo.na.tan is a personal name borne by several men, especially Saul’s son in accounts of conflict, family, and royal events.

The term functions as a proper personal name for several individuals. Its most sustained use identifies Saul’s son in military actions, exchanges with Saul, and events involving David; other occurrences place men of this name in genealogies, priestly or family lines, and later lists.

1. Personal name for men in narrative and records · dominant

   The supplied form is consistently tagged “Noun · Proper.” In 1 Samuel 14:1 the APB renders Jonathan, Saul’s son, speaking to his weapon-bearer before crossing toward the Philistine station; 1 Samuel 14:43 presents him answering Saul about tasting honey. The same proper name also identifies men in family and list contexts: 1 Chronicles 2:33 names the sons of Jonathan, while Ezra 8:6 names Ebed as his son.

   1 Samuel 14:11 Samuel 14:431 Samuel 19:11 Chronicles 2:33Ezra 8:6Nehemiah 12:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the name as “Jonathan,” usually with identifying relationships such as “son of Saul” or “son of Abiathar.” These relationship phrases describe the verse’s presentation rather than separate renderings of the term.