On
אֹןStrong’s H0204on
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
On is the Hebrew word usually translated “on”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.”
Meaning
- § On = "strength or vigour"
How it's translated
- on 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 3
- Ezekiel 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 41:50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
- Genesis 46:20And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
- Ezekiel 30:17The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.
Hebrew dictionary
אֹן on · On
§ On = "strength or vigour" city in lower Egypt, bordering land of Goshen, centre of sun-worship, residence of Potipherah (priest of On and father-in-law of Joseph)
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.