The meaning of Ono in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

o'-no ('ono; Codex Vaticanus Onan; Codex Alexandrinus Ono, and other forms): A town mentioned along with Lod as fortified by certain Benjamites (I Chronicles 8:12). The Mishna (Arakhin ix.6) says that Joshua fortified it, but there is no such early notice of it in Scripture. It was occupied by Benjamites after the return from exile (Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37; Nehemiah 11:35). In one of the villages in the plain of Ono, Sanballat and his friends vainly tried to inveigle Nehemiah into a conference (Nehemiah 6:2). It is represented by the modern Kefr 'Ana, which lies to the Northwest of Lydda. In 1 Esdras 5:22, the name appears as "Onus."

W. Ewing


See more on the meaning of Ono in the Bible:
Ono {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ono {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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