אונס

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Hebrew

Root
א־נ־ס (ʾ-n-s)
3 terms

Noun

אונס / אֹנֶס ('ónesm (plural indefinite אונסים / אֳנָסִים, plural construct אונסי / אָנְסֵי־)

  1. coercion, compulsion
    • Tanach, Esther 1:8, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      וְהַשְּׁתִיָּה כַדָּת אֵין אֹנֵס
      vəhaššətiyyá kaddát ēn ónes
      The drinking was done according to the law, there was no compulsion
  2. circumstances causing something to be unavoidable
  3. rape