Dictionaries :: Onam

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Onam:

Onan, same as On

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Onam:

o'-na ('onam, "vigorous"; compare ONAN):

(1) "Son" of Shobal "son" of Seir the Horite (Ge 36:23; 1Ch 1:40).

(2) "Son" of Jerahmeel by Atarah; perhaps the name is connected with Onan son of Judah (1Ch 2:26,28).

Nave's Topical Bible

Onam: 1. A Son of Shobal

Gen 36:23; 1Ch 1:40

Onam: 2. Son of Jerahmeel

1Ch 2:26, 28

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Onam:

(strong).

(1.) One of the sons of Shobal the son of Seir (Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40). (B.C. 1964)

(2.) The son of Jerahmeel by his wife Atarah (1 Chronicles 2:26; 2:28).