Strong Hebrew #204 - אָוֶן On (a city in N. Eg)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance On Or (shortened); On {one}; of Egyptian derivation; On, a city of Egypt -- On. Englishman's Concordance On=“strength or vigour” 1) city in lower Egypt, bordering land of Goshen, centre of sun-worship, residence of Potipherah (priest of On and father-in-law of Joseph) Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: of Egyptian derivation Brown-Driver-Briggsאוֺןproper name, of a location see אֹן. אוניות2Chronicles 8:18 Kt see אֳנִי below אנה. אֹן (Genesis 41:45; 46:20) אוֺן (Genesis 41:50; Ezekiel 30:17) proper name, of a locationOn (Egypt An compare EbGS 75 WiedSamm 146; perhaps=Assyrian Unu SteindBAS i.610, contr. DlPa 318) city in lower Egypt, probably on border of land of Goshen, residence of 'Potiphera, priest of On,' father-in-law of Joseph Genesis 41:45,50; Genesis 46:20; also Ezekiel 30:17 ( where ᵑ0אָוֶן); it was celebrated for worship of sun-god Ra, & hence called also sun-city, בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁJeremiah 43:13, ᵐ5ἡλίου πόλις; modern Matariye, on east bank of Nile, approximately 7 miles east of north from Cairo & 18 from Memphis; — compare EbGS 75, 507 f. & map Wiedl.c. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 204. אֹן (On) — 3 OccurrencesGenesis 41:45 Genesis 41:50 Genesis 46:20 |