208. Onam
Strong's Lexicon
Onam: Onam

Original Word: אוֹנָם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Ownam
Pronunciation: oh-NAHM
Phonetic Spelling: (o-nawm')
Definition: Onam
Meaning: Onam

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root word אָנָה (anah), which can mean "to answer" or "to be afflicted."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Onam in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: Onam is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. The name is often understood to mean "vigorous" or "strong." It is used to identify a specific individual within the genealogies of the tribes of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, names often carried significant meaning and were sometimes reflective of the circumstances of birth or the aspirations of the parents. Onam is listed as a descendant of Seir the Horite, indicating a connection to the Edomite tribes. The genealogies in which Onam appears are important for understanding the familial and tribal relationships that shaped the history and culture of the Israelites and their neighbors.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as on
Definition
"vigorous," the name of an Edomite and of an Isr.
NASB Translation
Onam (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אוֺנָם proper name, masculine (vigorous).

1 chief of Horites Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40.

2 chief of tribe of Judah 1 Chronicles 2:26,28.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Onam

A variation of 'Ownan; strong; Onam, the name of an Edomite and of an Israelite -- Onam.

see HEBREW 'Ownan

Forms and Transliterations
אוֹנָ֖ם אוֹנָֽם׃ אונם אונם׃ וְאוֹנָ֑ם וְאוֹנָֽם׃ ואונם ואונם׃ ’ō·w·nām ’ōwnām oNam veoNam wə’ōwnām wə·’ō·w·nām
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 36:23
HEB: וְעֵיבָ֑ל שְׁפ֖וֹ וְאוֹנָֽם׃
NAS: and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
KJV: and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
INT: and Ebal Shepho and Onam

1 Chronicles 1:40
HEB: וְעֵיבָ֖ל שְׁפִ֣י וְאוֹנָ֑ם ס וּבְנֵ֥י
NAS: Shephi and Onam. And the sons
KJV: Shephi, and Onam. And the sons
INT: Ebal Shephi and Onam and the sons of Zibeon

1 Chronicles 2:26
HEB: הִ֖יא אֵ֥ם אוֹנָֽם׃ ס
NAS: she was the mother of Onam.
KJV: she [was] the mother of Onam.
INT: she was the mother of Onam

1 Chronicles 2:28
HEB: וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־ אוֹנָ֖ם שַׁמַּ֣י וְיָדָ֑ע
NAS: The sons of Onam were Shammai
KJV: And the sons of Onam were, Shammai,
INT: become the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 208
4 Occurrences


’ō·w·nām — 2 Occ.
wə·’ō·w·nām — 2 Occ.















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