H6134 H6134
Eqer, a personal name in the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:27)
Eqer is a name mentioned in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2:27. He is listed among the sons of Jerahmeel, part of the extended Judahite clans. The name appears only this once in Scripture, and ancient Greek versions transliterate it variously (Akor, Ikar). Beyond this single reference, nothing more is known about Eqer—he is one of many names preserving the memory of early Israelite families. The genealogies in Chronicles serve to anchor post-exilic Israel in its tribal heritage, remembering even obscure figures like Eqer.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Eqer appears in 1 Chronicles 2:27 within the genealogy of Jerahmeel, a branch of the tribe of Judah. His name is preserved but no deeds or details accompany it—he is simply one link in the chain of Judahite ancestry. Greek manuscripts render the name as Akor or Ikar, showing slight variations in pronunciation. The Chronicler's genealogies aim to reconstruct Israel's lineage after the Babylonian exile, and names like Eqer, though otherwise unknown, testify to the thoroughness with which the community remembered its roots. He is an ancestor, and that alone warrants his place in sacred history. 1×
AR["وَ-عيقِر"]·ben["ও-একর"]·DE["[ועקר]"]·EN["and-Eqer"]·FR["[ועקר]"]·heb["ו-עקר"]·HI["और-एकेर"]·ID["dan-Eker"]·IT["[ועקר]"]·jav["lan-Ékèr"]·KO["그-와-에게르"]·PT["e-'Eqer"]·RU["и-Экер"]·ES["y-Equer"]·SW["na-Ekeri"]·TR["ve-Eker"]·urd["و-عیقر"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. עֵ֫קֶר n.pr.m. in Judah 1 Ch 2:27, Ακορ, Ικαρ.