אוֹנָן

o.nanOnan
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man8 occurrences3 books6 verses
This is the name of Onan: Son of Judah.

Definition

a variation of H207; strong; Onan, a son of Judah
Traditional renderings: Onan.

Glossary entries

Onan

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Genesis 38:4אוֹנָֽן׃ · Onan
    Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.
  2. Genesis 38:8לְאוֹנָ֔ן · to Onan
    Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
  3. Genesis 38:9אוֹנָ֔ן · But Onan
    But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
  4. Genesis 46:12 (2×)וְאוֹנָ֛ן · Onan; וְאוֹנָן֙ · and Onan
    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
  5. Numbers 26:19 (2×)וְאוֹנָ֑ן · and Onan; וְאוֹנָ֖ן
    The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:3וְאוֹנָן֙ · Onan
    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.