אוֹן
ʼôwn · one
ability, power, (figuratively) wealth
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from the same as H205 (אָוֶן) (in the sense of effort, but successful);
ability, power, (figuratively) wealth
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: force, goods, might, strength, substance.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing
Strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אוֹן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 13 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of his strength2 · 17%
- of my strength1 · 8%
- his strength1 · 8%
- their goods1 · 8%
- and his force1 · 8%
- of their strength1 · 8%
- of all their strength1 · 8%
- of his might1 · 8%
- and to them that have no might1 · 8%
- and by his strength1 · 8%
- substance1 · 8%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.