Strong's Hebrew · H209
אוֹנָן
ʼÔwnân · o-nawn'
DefinitionOnan, a son of Judah
Derivationa variation of H207 (אוֹנוֹ); strong;
KJV usageOnan.
Occurrences8 in the KJV · 6 verses
אוֹנָן in Scripture
Genesis 38:4
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
Genesis 38:8
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother' s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Genesis 38:9
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother' s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
Genesis 46:12
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:19
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles 2:3
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.