Strong's H204 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אוֹן (ʼÔwn)

Pronunciation: one

Morphology: n-pr-loc

Name Meaning: On = "strength or vigour"

Derivation: or (shortened); אֹן (ʼÔn); of Egyptian derivation;

Definition: On, a city of Egypt

KJV Renderings: On.

Senses

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)

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.