Editing Onan (section)

==Onanism==
The term ''[[wikt:onanism|onanism]]'' has come to refer to "[[masturbation]]" in many modern languages – for example [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] (אוננות, ''onanút''), [[German language|German]] (''Onanie''), [[Greek language|Greek]] (αυνανισμός, ''avnanismós''), [[Japanese language|Japanese]] (オナニー, ''onanī''), and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] (''onani'') – based on an interpretation of the Onan story.

The word ''onanism'' is not based on the biblical story of Onan itself but on an interpretation of that biblical story, nor is the word ''onanism'' found in any form in the biblical texts. Thus the etymological connection of onanism (in the sense of masturbation) with Onan's name is misleading.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hamilton |first=Victor P. |url= https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31604392 |title=The book of Genesis. Chapters 18-50 |date=1995 |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co |isbn=0-8028-2309-2 |location=Grand Rapids, Mich. |oclc=31604392 |quote=This is clearly a reference to withdrawal to prevent conception, rather than a reference to masturbation.Thus the etymological connection of "onanism" (in the sense of masturbation) with Onan's name is misleading.}}</ref><ref name=":5" />

The ''[[Merriam-Webster]]'' online dictionary defines onanism as:
#masturbation 
#[[coitus interruptus]]
#[[self-gratification]]