Lexicon ownah: Season, time, duty Original Word: עוֹנָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance duty of marriage From an unused root apparently meaning to dwell together; sexual (cohabitation) -- duty of marriage. Brown-Driver-Briggs [עוֺנָה] Qr, [ עֵינָה] Kt noun feminine only suffix Hosea 10:10: Qr plural עוֺנֹתָם Baer, singular עוֺנָתָם Ginsb; > עֵינֹתָם Kt; but read עֲוֺנֹתָם, see עָוֺן 1a.. [עֹנָה] noun feminine cohabitation (Late Hebrew עוֺנָה time, also = Biblical Hebrew; possibly response or correspondence, commerce, from above √; or else euphemistic, specific time, SS (compare BaES 17, from √ Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root עָנָה (anah), which can mean to answer, respond, or be occupied with.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term in the Strong's Concordance is G3657 (ὀφειλή • opheilē), which refers to a debt or obligation. In the New Testament, this term is used in contexts that can imply a duty or obligation, including those within marital relationships, as seen in passages like 1 Corinthians 7:3, where the apostle Paul speaks of the mutual obligations of husband and wife to fulfill each other's needs. Usage: The word עוֹנָה is used in the context of marital relations, specifically referring to the duty or right of conjugal intimacy within marriage. It is a term that underscores the periodic or regular nature of this aspect of marital life. Context: The Hebrew term עוֹנָה appears in the context of marital obligations, particularly in Exodus 21:10, where it is used to describe the duty of a husband to provide for his wife, including her "conjugal rights." This passage highlights the importance of maintaining the marital relationship and fulfilling the physical and emotional needs inherent in marriage. The term suggests a regular, cyclical aspect, akin to seasons, indicating that these rights are not to be neglected or withheld. The concept of עוֹנָה emphasizes the mutual responsibilities within marriage, reflecting the covenantal nature of the relationship as ordained in the Hebrew Scriptures. Forms and Transliterations וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ וענתה veonaTah wə‘ōnāṯāh wə·‘ō·nā·ṯāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 21:10 HEB: שְׁאֵרָ֛הּ כְּסוּתָ֥הּ וְעֹנָתָ֖הּ לֹ֥א יִגְרָֽע׃ NAS: her clothing, or her conjugal rights. KJV: her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. INT: her food her clothing her conjugal may not reduce 1 Occurrence |
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); Thes from עון dwell); — suffix עֹנָתָהּ 
