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HebrewH6147Proper Noun (Masculine)

עֵר

er

7Occurrences
H6147Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Er, the name of two Israelites

from H5782 (עוּר); watchful;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

עֵר appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
4
1 Chronicles
2
Numbers
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:3BSB

The sons of Judah:Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.

1 Chronicles 4:21BSB

The sons of Shelah son of Judah:Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,

Genesis 38:3BSB

So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.

Genesis 38:6BSB

Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Genesis 38:7BSB

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

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