אוֹןʼôwn
vigour, wealth
Pronunciation: one · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H202
Meanings
1. manly vigour (Hosea 12:4; Genesis 49:3; Deuteronomy 21:17)
2. strength (Job 18:7; Job 18:12; Job 40:16)
3. wealth (Job 20:10; Hosea 12:9)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 49:3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the child of my vigorous youth. You are first in rank and first in power.
- Deuteronomy 21:17 He must recognize the rights of his oldest son, the son of the wife he does not love, by giving him a double portion. He is the first son of his father’s virility, and the rights of the firstborn belong to him.
- Job 18:7 The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened. Their own schemes will be their downfall.
- Job 18:12 Hunger depletes their strength, and calamity waits for them to stumble.
- Job 20:10 Their children will beg from the poor, for they must give back their stolen riches.
- Job 40:16 See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).