Personal name meaning, strong. A son of Judah and his Canaanite wife, Shuah (Gen 38:2-8). Following the death of his older brother, Er, Onan was to have married the widow and produced a son who would carry on Er’s name. Onan repeatedly failed to complete the responsibilities of the marriage and thus God killed him (Gen 38:8-10).
onan (8)
Gen 38:4, Gen 38:8-9 (2), Gen 46:12 (2), Num 26:19 (2), 1 Chr 2:3
1724 BC - 1699 BC