און
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און¹
Where it comes from
Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐 (ản /ʾānu/, “power”).
noun אוֹן · on · אוֹנִים · אוֹן־ · אוֹנֵי־
- strength, power
- sexual potency
און²
noun אָוֶן · áven
- defective spelling of אוון
און³
Where it comes from
From Egyptian jwnw. The alternate pronunciation is dysphemistically influenced by אָוֶון (áven, “wickedness”).
proper noun אֹן · אָוֶן · on · áven
- Heliopolis (the ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt) וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה שֵׁם־יוֹסֵף צׇפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־אׇסְנַת בַּת־פּוֹטִי פֶרַע כֹּהֵן אֹן לְאִשָּׁה וַיֵּצֵא יוֹסֵף עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
In English
- Heliopolis Ancient Egyptian city
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