H6179: עֵרִי
ʻÊrîy · pronounced ay-ree' · “Eri”
Definition
Eri, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Eri.
Word origin: from H5782 (עוּר); watchful;
Extended definition
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16;
son of: Gad (H1410);
brother of: Ziphion (H6837), Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692)
Also named: e.ri (עֵרִי "Erite" H6180)
§ Eri = "watchful"
son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Erites
son of: Gad (H1410);
brother of: Ziphion (H6837), Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692)
Also named: e.ri (עֵרִי "Erite" H6180)
§ Eri = "watchful"
son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Erites
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6179 is translated
- eri ×2
Bible verses with H6179 (ʻÊrîy)
ʻêrîy appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 46:16
And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
- Numbers 26:16
Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites: