Strong H6147H6147Gעֵר

Transliteration: ‛êr
Pronunciation: ayr
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.3;
son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I);
brother of: Onan (H209) and Shelah (H7956);
half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); married to Tamar (H8559)

Meaning of the name

Er = "awake"

General definition

From H5782; watchful;
{Er} the name of two Israelites: - Er.

In the biblical story

Judah's firstborn son, killed by God for his wickedness.

Er, Judah's firstborn son, was killed by God because of his wickedness.

In the Bible

Strong H6147G appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

First verses

Genesis 38:3
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
Genesis 38:6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
Genesis 38:7
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
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.
Numbers 26:19
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
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.

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