CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 6147. עֵר (Er) -- Er</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6147.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/genesis/38-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/6147.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 6147</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/6146.htm" title="6146">◄</a> 6147. Er <a href="../hebrew/6148.htm" title="6148">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Er: Er</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עֵר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`Er<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ayr<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ayr)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Er<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Er<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root עוּר (ʿur), meaning "to be awake" or "to arouse."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name "Er" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The name "Er" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to two distinct individuals. The primary usage is as the name of the firstborn son of Judah, who was struck down by God for his wickedness. The second usage is as a descendant of Shelah, also from the tribe of Judah.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of the individual's character or destiny. The name "Er" may imply a sense of being "awake" or "watchful," though in the biblical narrative, Er's actions were displeasing to God, leading to his untimely death. The account of Er is set within the larger narrative of the patriarchal period, a time when family lineage and inheritance were of utmost importance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5782.htm">ur</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>two men of Judah<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Er (10).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עֵר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ηρ</font> (compare <font class="hebrew2">עוּר</font> Qal Participle); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>eldest son of Judah</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-3.htm">Genesis 38:3</a>,6 = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-3.htm">1 Chronicles 2:3</a> (twice in verse), <a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-7.htm">Genesis 38:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/46-12.htm">Genesis 46:12</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/numbers/26-19.htm">Numbers 26:19</a> (twice in verse) <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>son of Judah's son Shelah</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-21.htm">1 Chronicles 4:21</a>. — See also <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">עֵר</font> above <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>watchful; Er, the name of two Israelites<p>From <a href="/hebrew/5782.htm">uwr</a>; watchful; Er, the name of two Israelites -- Er. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5782.htm">uwr</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>לְעֵ֣ר לער עֵ֚ר עֵ֛ר עֵ֣ר עֵ֣ר ׀ עֵ֤ר עֵ֧ר עֵֽר׃ ער ער׃ ‘êr Er lə‘êr lə·‘êr leEr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/38-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 38:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ שְׁמ֖וֹ <b> עֵֽר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a son and he named <span class="itali">him Er.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and he called his name <span class="itali">Er.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> called his name <span class="itali">Er</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/38-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 38:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוּדָ֛ה אִשָּׁ֖ה <b> לְעֵ֣ר </b> בְּכוֹר֑וֹ וּשְׁמָ֖הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a wife <span class="itali">for Er</span> his firstborn,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a wife <span class="itali">for Er</span> his firstborn,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now Judah A wife <span class="itali">Er</span> his firstborn name<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/38-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 38:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַיְהִ֗י <b> עֵ֚ר </b> בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">But Er,</span> Judah's firstborn,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Er,</span> Judah's firstborn,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become <span class="itali">Er</span> firstborn Judah's<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/46-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 46:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/46.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה <b> עֵ֧ר </b> וְאוֹנָ֛ן וְשֵׁלָ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/46.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Judah: <span class="itali">Er</span> and Onan<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/46.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Judah; <span class="itali">Er,</span> and Onan,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/46-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sons of Judah <span class="itali">Er</span> and Onan and Shelah<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/46-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 46:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/46.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וָזָ֑רַח וַיָּ֨מָת <b> עֵ֤ר </b> וְאוֹנָן֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/46.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Zerah <span class="itali">(but Er</span> and Onan<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/46.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Zerah: <span class="itali">but Er</span> and Onan<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/46-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Zerah died <span class="itali">Er</span> and Onan the land<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/26-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 26:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה <b> עֵ֣ר </b> וְאוֹנָ֑ן וַיָּ֥מָת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Judah <span class="itali">[were] Er</span> and Onan,<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Judah <span class="itali">[were] Er</span> and Onan:<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sons of Judah <span class="itali">Er</span> and Onan died<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/26-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 26:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאוֹנָ֑ן וַיָּ֥מָת <b> עֵ֛ר </b> וְאוֹנָ֖ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Onan, <span class="itali">but Er</span> and Onan<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Onan: <span class="itali">and Er</span> and Onan<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Onan died <span class="itali">Er</span> and Onan the land<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה <b> עֵ֤ר </b> וְאוֹנָן֙ וְשֵׁלָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Judah <span class="itali">[were] Er,</span> Onan<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Judah; <span class="itali">Er,</span> and Onan,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sons of Judah <span class="itali">Er</span> Onan and Shelah<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 2:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית וַיְהִ֞י <b> עֵ֣ר ׀ </b> בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֗ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the Canaanitess. <span class="itali">And Er,</span> Judah's<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the Canaanitess. <span class="itali">And Er,</span> the firstborn<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Canaanitess become <span class="itali">and Er</span> firstborn Judah's<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֶן־ יְהוּדָ֔ה <b> עֵ֚ר </b> אֲבִ֣י לֵכָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Judah <span class="itali">[were] Er</span> the father<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Judah <span class="itali">[were], Er</span> the father<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son of Judah <span class="itali">Er</span> the father of Lecah<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6147.htm">10 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6147.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6147<br>10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/er_6147.htm">‘êr — 9 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/leer_6147.htm">lə·‘êr — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/6146.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="6146"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="6146" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/6148.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="6148"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="6148" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>