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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 208. אוֹנָם (Onam) -- Onam</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/208.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_chronicles/2-26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/208.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 208</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/207.htm" title="207">◄</a> 208. Onam <a href="../hebrew/209.htm" title="209">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Onam: Onam</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אוֹנָם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Ownam<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>oh-NAHM<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(o-nawm')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Onam<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Onam<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root word אָנָה (anah), which can mean "to answer" or "to be afflicted."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/202.htm">on</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"vigorous," the name of an Edomite and of an Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Onam (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אוֺנָם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> (<em>vigorous</em>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>chief of Horites</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-23.htm">Genesis 36:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-40.htm">1 Chronicles 1:40</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>chief of tribe of Judah</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-26.htm">1 Chronicles 2:26</a>,28. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Onam <p>A variation of <a href="/hebrew/209.htm">'Ownan</a>; strong; Onam, the name of an Edomite and of an Israelite -- Onam. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/209.htm">'Ownan</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אוֹנָ֖ם אוֹנָֽם׃ אונם אונם׃ וְאוֹנָ֑ם וְאוֹנָֽם׃ ואונם ואונם׃ ’ō·w·nām ’ōwnām oNam veoNam wə’ōwnām wə·’ō·w·nām<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעֵיבָ֑ל שְׁפ֖וֹ <b> וְאוֹנָֽם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Ebal, Shepho <span class="itali">and Onam.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Ebal, Shepho, <span class="itali">and Onam.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Ebal Shepho <span class="itali">and Onam</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/1-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 1:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעֵיבָ֖ל שְׁפִ֣י <b> וְאוֹנָ֑ם </b> ס וּבְנֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Shephi <span class="itali">and Onam.</span> And the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Shephi, <span class="itali">and Onam.</span> And the sons<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Ebal Shephi <span class="itali">and Onam</span> and the sons of Zibeon<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הִ֖יא אֵ֥ם <b> אוֹנָֽם׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> she was the mother <span class="itali">of Onam.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> she [was] the mother <span class="itali">of Onam.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> she was the mother <span class="itali">of Onam</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־ <b> אוֹנָ֖ם </b> שַׁמַּ֣י וְיָדָ֑ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The sons <span class="itali">of Onam</span> were Shammai<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the sons <span class="itali">of Onam</span> were, Shammai,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become the sons <span class="itali">of Onam</span> were Shammai and Jada<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_208.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_208.htm">Strong's Hebrew 208<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/onam_208.htm">’ō·w·nām — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veonam_208.htm">wə·’ō·w·nām — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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