אוֹנָן
onan · Onan
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H209 · appears 8 times in the Bible
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onan (אוֹנָן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Onan”.
The second son of Judah.
How to say it
o·nan
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.
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Where it appears
- Genesis 38:4
She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
- Genesis 38:8
Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
- Genesis 38:9
But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted it on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother.
- Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 26:19
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
- 1 Chronicles 2:3
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by the daughter of Shua the Canaanite. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and he put him to death.
And 2 more times.