pain; force; iniquity
(same as On, Onan)
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
ONAM.1. The eponym of a Horite clan (Gen_36:23 = 1Ch_1:40). 2. A son of Jerahmeel (1Ch_2:26; 1Ch_2:28).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
1. Gen_36:23.
2. 1Ch_2:26; 1Ch_2:28.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
O'nam. (strong).
1. One of the sons of Shobal, the son of Seir. Gen_36:23; 1Ch_1:40. (B.C. 1964).
2. The son of Jerahmeel, by his wife, Atarah. 1Ch_2:26; 1Ch_2:28.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
ō?nam (אונם, 'ōnām, ?vigorous?; compare ONAN):
(1) ?Son? of Shobal ?son? of Seir the Horite (Gen_36:23; 1Ch_1:40).
(2) ?Son? of Jerahmeel by Atarah; perhaps the name is connected with Onan son of Judah (1Ch_2:26, 1Ch_2:28).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Onam
(Heb. Onam', אוֹנָם, strong), the name of two men.
1. (Sept. ᾿Ωμάρ in Genesis, ᾿Ωνάμ in Chron.; v. r. ᾿Ωμάν, Σωνἀν), the last named of the five children of Shobal, son of Seir the Horite (Gen_36:23; 1Ch_1:40). B.C. cir. 1964.
2. (Sept. Οὐνομά, v. r. Ο᾿ζόμ), son of Jerahmeel, of the tribe of Judah, by his wife Atarah, and father of Shammai and Jada (1Ch_2:26; 1Ch_2:28). B.C. ante 1658.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.