עֵר

erProper Noun (Masculine)H6147

Er

From: from H5782 (עוּר); watchful;

Short Definition

Er, the name of two Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; 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 ) son of Shelah and grandson of Judah

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

7 times

Appears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
4
1 Chronicles
2
Numbers
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:3
  • 1 Chronicles 4:21
  • Genesis 38:3
  • Genesis 38:6
  • Genesis 38:7

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.