Strong H209אוֹנָן

Onan

Transliteration: 'ônân
Pronunciation: o-nawn'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A variation of H207; strong;
{Onan} a son of Judah: - Onan.

Meaning of the name

Onan = "strong"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.4;
son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I);
brother of: Er (H6147) and Shelah (H7956);
half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I)

In the biblical story

Onan

Son of Judah

Onan was the second son of Judah, who was punished by God for his wicked actions.

In the Bible

Strong H209 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

onan6

First verses

Genesis 38:4
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
Genesis 38:8
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Genesis 38:9
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
Genesis 46:12
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:19
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles 2:3
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.

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