Bible Names

Onam: meaning of the name

Onam means “Onan, same as On.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Onam in Hebrew and Greek

אוֹנָם H208

ʼÔwnâm (o-nawm') — Onam, the name of an Edomite and of an Israelite

a variation of H209 (אוֹנָן); strong;

People named Onam in the Bible

Onam in Scripture

“Onam” appears in 4 verses of the King James Version.

  • Genesis 36:23

    And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:40

    The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:26

    Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:28

    And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.