Onam

O'nam (Heb. Onam', אוֹנָם, strong), the name of two men.

1. (Sept. ᾿Ωμάρ in Genesis, ᾿Ωνάμ in Chron.; v. r. ᾿Ωμάν, Σωνἀν), the last named of the five children of Shobal, son of Seir the Horite (Ge 36:23; 1Ch 1:40). B.C. cir. 1964.

2. (Sept. Οὐνομά, v. r. Ο᾿ζόμ), son of Jerahmeel, of the tribe of Judah, by his wife Atarah, and father of Shammai and Jada (1Ch 2:26,28). B.C. ante 1658.

⇒Bible concordance for ONAM.

⇒See also the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.