How to Pronounce Onan

OH-nan

Onan is pronounced OH-nan (ˈəʊnən): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: OH-nuhn.

Who was Onan?

Strong, the second son of Judah (Gen. 38:4-10; comp. Deut. 25:5; Matt. 22:24). He died before the going down of Jacob and his family into Egypt.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

OH-nuhn

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