אונן

Hebrew

Root
א־נ־ן‎ (ʾ-n-n)

Etymology

From the root א־נ־ן‎ . The root itself is denominal from the name of the biblical character Onan, whose name in turn means "mourner".

Pronunciation

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Verb

אוֹנֵן • (onén) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

to masturbate
(slang) to be lazy

Conjugation

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Noun

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masturbator, onanist

Proper noun

אוֹנָן • (onán) m

(biblical) Onan

Derived terms

אוֹנָנוּת‎ (onanút)

Descendants

→ English: Onan
→ Ancient Greek: Αὐνάν (Aunán)

References

H209 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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