Onan

See also: onan, óńaŋ, and ōŋaŋ

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אוֹנָן (onán).

Proper noun

Onan

1. (biblical) The second son of Judah.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 38:8–10:

     And Iudah said vnto Onan, Goe in vnto thy brothers wife, and marrie her, and raise vp seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to passe when hee went in vnto his brothers wife, that hee spilled it on the ground, least that hee should giue seed to his brother. And the thing which he did, displeased the LORD: wherefore hee slew him also.

2. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.

Derived terms

• onanism

Anagrams

• 'onna, Anon, Nona, OANN, anon, anon., nano, nano-, nona-, onna

Turkish

Proper noun

Onan

1. a male given name
2. a surname