Strong H204אֹן
On
- Transliteration
- 'ôn 'ôn
- Pronunciation
- {one} one
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Of Egyptian derivation;
{On} a city of Egypt: - On.
{On} a city of Egypt: - On.
Meaning of the name
On = "strength or vigour"
Detailed definition
On, also known as Heliopolis, was an ancient Egyptian city mentioned in the Bible in connection with Joseph's life and prophetic references to Egypt.
In the biblical story
On
An ancient Egyptian city, mentioned in relation to Joseph
On, also known as Heliopolis, was an ancient Egyptian city mentioned in the Bible in connection with Joseph's life and prophetic references to Egypt.
In the Bible
Strong H204 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- on3
First verses
- Genesis 41:45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath–paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On bare unto him.
- Genesis 46:20And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On bare unto him.