עֵר

erEr
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man10 occurrences3 books7 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Er: Judah's grandson, ancestor of linen workers
  • Er: Judah's firstborn son, killed by God for his wickedness

Definition

from H5782; watchful; Er, the name of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Er.

Glossary entries

Er

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Genesis 38:3עֵֽר׃ · Er
    So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.
  2. Genesis 38:6לְעֵ֣ר · for Er
    Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
  3. Genesis 38:7עֵ֚ר · Er
    But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
  4. Genesis 46:12 (2×)עֵ֧ר · Er; עֵ֤ר · but Er
    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
  5. Numbers 26:19 (2×)עֵ֣ר · [were] Er; עֵ֛ר · but they
    The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:3 (2×)עֵ֤ר · Er; עֵ֣ר׀ · Er
    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. So the LORD put him to death.
  7. 1 Chronicles 4:21עֵ֚ר · Er
    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,