Onam — the meaning of the Hebrew name אוֹנָם

אוֹנָם

ʼÔwnâm · pronounced o-nawm' · Strong's H208 · a man

Onam means strong.

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אוֹנָן ʼÔwnân (a variation of, H209) — strong open in the lexicon ›

a variation of H209; strong; Onam, the name of an Edomite and of an Israelite.

Gen 36:23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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