1. Er (proper noun) — The proper name Er, primarily referring to the firstborn son of Judah who was wicked in God's sight and was put to death (Gen 38:3,6-7, 46:12, Num 26:19, 1 Chr 2:3), and also an ancestor in the genealogy of Jesus (1 Chr 4:21, Luke 3:28). Multilingual evidence is consistent: eng 'Er,' spa 'Er,' hin 'er,' arb 'iiiru,' kor 'el/ereu,' swa 'Eri/Era.' The prepositional prefix form (le- + Er, 'for Er') is syntactic, not a distinct sense of the name. 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"]
Senses
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.