עוֹנָה
ona · marital rights
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5772 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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ona (עוֹנָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “marital rights”.
A word that occurs only in Exodus 21:10; it is understood as the married life a husband owes his wife.
How to say it
o·na
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The marital intimacy a husband was not to deny his wife.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Exodus 21:10
If he takes another wife for himself, he shall not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.