אוֹנָןʼÔwnân

proper name, masculine: son of Judah (Genesis 38:4; Genesis 38:8; Genesis 38:9; Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:19)

Pronunciation: o-nawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H209

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 38:4 Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, and she named him Onan.
  • Genesis 38:8 Then Judah said to Er’s brother Onan, “Go and marry Tamar, as our law requires of the brother of a man who has died. You must produce an heir for your brother.”
  • Genesis 38:9 But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own heir. So whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he spilled the semen on the ground. This prevented her from having a child who would belong to his brother.
  • Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
  • Numbers 26:19 Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:3 Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.
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