H6147: עֵר
ʻÊr · pronounced ayr · “Er”
Definition
Er, the name of two Israelites
KJV translates it as: Er.
Word origin: from H5782 (עוּר); watchful;
Extended definition
son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I);
brother of: Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956);
half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); married to Tamar (H8559)
§ Er = "awake"
1) the eldest son of Judah
2) son of Shelah and grandson of Judah
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6147 is translated
- er ×9
- were er ×1
Bible verses with H6147 (ʻÊr)
ʻêr appears in 7 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.
- 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,