Onan — the meaning of the Hebrew name אוֹנָן

אוֹנָן

ʼÔwnân · pronounced o-nawn' · Strong's H209 · a man

Onan means strong.

Built from

אוֹנוֹ ʼÔwnôw (a variation of, H207) — strong open in the lexicon ›

a variation of H207; strong; Onan, a son of Judah.

Gen 38:4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. (KJV)

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Genesis, Numbers, 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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