Strong H61472 sensesעֵר

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong H6147

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H6147 appears in 7 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. Judah's firstborn son, killed by God for his wickedness.H6147G6 verses · Genesis, Numbers, 1 Chronicles
2. Judah's grandson, ancestor of linen workers.H6147H1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• er7

First verses

1. Genesis 38:3
   And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
2. Genesis 38:6
   And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
3. Genesis 38:7
   And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
4. Genesis 46:12
   And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
5. Numbers 26:19
   The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
6. 1 Chronicles 2:3
   The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.
7. 1 Chronicles 4:21
   The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,