אונס

Hebrew

Root
א־נ־ס (ʾ-n-s)

Noun

אונס / אֹנֶס • ('ónes) m (plural indefinite אונסים / אֳנָסִים, plural construct אונסי / אָנְסֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

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