H0203 H0203
On — Reubenite leader who joined Korah's rebellion
On, son of Peleth, is mentioned in Numbers 16:1 as a Reubenite who initially joined Korah's rebellion against Moses and Aaron. Interestingly, he disappears from the narrative after this introduction, leading some to speculate he withdrew or was somehow spared. The name may mean 'vigour' or 'strength.' His brief appearance highlights the broader tribal and factional dynamics underlying the rebellion — not just Levitical jealousy, but Reubenite resentment over lost primacy.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name (possibly meaning 'vigour') of a Reubenite who joined Korah's rebellion but vanishes from the subsequent narrative. Translations uniformly transliterate 'On' (English, Spanish, French, German), preserving the Hebrew name. His mention in Numbers 16:1 signals Reubenite involvement in the uprising, yet his absence from later verses has sparked interpretive speculation — did he repent, escape judgment, or was his role minimal? 1×
AR["وَ-أُونُ"]·ben["এবং-ওন"]·DE["und-On"]·EN["and-On"]·FR["et-On"]·heb["ו-און"]·HI["और-ओन"]·ID["dan-On"]·IT["e-On"]·jav["lan-On"]·KO["그리고-온이"]·PT["e-'On"]·RU["и-Он"]·ES["y-On"]·SW["na-Oni"]·TR["ve-On"]·urd["اور-اون"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. אוֹן n.pr.m. (vigour) a chief of tribe of Reuben Nu 16:1.