A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.4; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I) ; brother of: Er (H6147) and Shelah (H7956); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) § Onan = "strong" second son of Judah, slain by God for not fulfilling the levitical requirement to beget a child with the wife of a dead, childless brother
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H209 — אוֹנָן
o.nan · Onan · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 38:4 · אוֹנָֽן׃Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.Genesis 38:8 · לְאוֹנָ֔ןThen 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.”Genesis 38:9 · אוֹנָ֔ןBut 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.Genesis 46:12 · וְאוֹנָ֛ן · וְאוֹנָן֙The 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.Numbers 26:19 · וְאוֹנָ֑ן · וְאוֹנָ֖ןThe sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.1 Chronicles 2:3 · וְאוֹנָן֙The 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.