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Hebrew
ˀōn - power, wealth
(HALOT 22)
Reconstruction
PC
*ˀān-
- vigor, wealth
(BDB 19; Kogan 2015: 282)
As suggested in BDB 19 (contrast DRS 12‒13) - probably related to Arb.
ˀwn
‘to be at ease, to enjoy a life of ease and tranquility; to be grave, steady, calm’. Gez.
taˀayyana
‘to live well and comfortably’ must belong to the same root