On
אוֹןStrong’s H0203on
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
On is the Hebrew word usually translated “on”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.16.1
How it's translated
- and on 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
אוֹן on · On
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.16.1; son of: Peleth (H6431) § On = "wealth" or "vigour" a chief of the tribe of Reuben
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “on” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ON, adverb
- Forward, in progression; as, move on; go on
- Forward, in succession.
- In continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep on take your ease; say on; sing on; write on
- Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, 'he is neither on nor off, ' that is, he is not steady; he is irresolute.
All definitions
- Attached to the body; as, his clothes are not on
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.