Strong's Lexicon ownah: Season, time, duty Original Word: עוֹנָה Word Origin: Derived from the root עָנָה (anah), which can mean to answer, respond, or to be occupied with. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2540 (kairos): Often translated as "appointed time" or "season," reflecting a similar concept of specific, divinely appointed times or opportunities. Usage: The term "ownah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a specific time or season, often implying a regular or appointed time. It can also denote a duty or obligation, particularly in the context of marital relations. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, time was often understood in terms of natural cycles and seasons, which were crucial for agricultural and religious practices. The concept of "ownah" reflects this cyclical understanding of time. Additionally, in the context of marriage, "ownah" refers to the conjugal rights and duties between a husband and wife, emphasizing the importance of mutual responsibility and care within the marital relationship. 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 √ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance duty of marriage From an unused root apparently meaning to dwell together; sexual (cohabitation) -- duty of marriage. 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 
