English
Onan
Onan comes from Hebrew אוֹנָן.
- Hebrew1880s–presentאוֹנָןonán
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Onan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentאוֹנָןonán
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Onan
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And Iudah said vnto Onan, Goe in vnto thy…”
Every English word from Hebrew אוֹנָן
Today it means
name The second son of Judah.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew אוֹנָן / Onan