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Onan
Onan (××•Öą× Ö¸×ź "Strong", Standard Hebrew Onan, Tiberian Hebrew ʾÔnÄn) is a person described in the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. The word onanism, an older term for masturbation, derives from his name because of one interpretation of his actions in the Bible.
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