H6147 H6147
Er, a proper name: chiefly the firstborn son of Judah, slain by God for his wickedness.
A personal name meaning 'watchful' or 'awake,' connected to the root for arousing or being alert. Er is best known as Judah's firstborn son, whose wickedness in God's sight led to his death before he could produce an heir (Gen 38:7), setting the stage for the dramatic Tamar narrative. The name reappears in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles, where a later Er is listed as a descendant of Judah through Shelah (1 Chr 4:21). All major translations simply transliterate the name as 'Er.'
Senses
1. Er (proper noun) — The proper name Er (עֵר), etymologically related to the verb 'to be awake, watchful.' It principally designates Judah's firstborn who was put to death by God for unspecified wickedness (Gen 38:3, 6–7), a death that drives the entire Judah-Tamar episode. He appears again in the census lists (Gen 46:12, Num 26:19) and Chronicler's genealogies (1 Chr 2:3, 4:21). The multilingual glosses (eng/spa/fra/deu) all transliterate simply as 'Er,' reflecting its status as a well-known biblical proper noun. 10×
AR["عير", "عَيرُ", "عِيرَ", "عِيرُ", "لِ-عِيرَ"]·ben["এর", "এরের-জন্য"]·DE["Er", "[ער]", "für-Er"]·EN["Er", "for-Er"]·FR["Er", "pour-Er"]·heb["ל-ער", "ער"]·HI["एर", "एर-के-लिए"]·ID["Er", "untuk-Er"]·IT["Er", "per-Er"]·jav["Er", "kanggé-Er", "Èr"]·KO["에르", "에르가", "에르라", "에르에게", "에르와", "엘"]·PT["'Er", "para-'Er"]·RU["Ир", "Эр", "для-Эра"]·ES["Er", "para-Er"]·SW["Era", "Eri", "kwa-Eri"]·TR["Er", "Er'e"]·urd["عیر", "عیر-کے-لیے"]
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
† עֵר n.pr.m. Hρ (cf. עוּר Qal Pt.);— 1. eldest son of Judah Gn 38:3, 6 = 1 Ch 2:3(×2), Gn 38:7; 46:12(×2) Nu 26:19(×2). 2. son of Judah’s son Shelah 1 Ch 4:21.—Vid. also Qal Pt. עֵר supr.