# H6147 עֵר

עֵר (ʻÊr), Strong’s H6147: Er, the name of two Israelites KJV: Er.. Occurs 10 times.

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*ʻÊr* — Er, the name of two Israelites

KJV: Er.

Derived from [עוּר ʻûwr](https://besorah.bible/word/H5782) (to wake)

Occurs 10 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- עֵר n.pr.m.
- 1 eldest son of Judah
- 2 son of Judah’s son Shelah

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 38:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/38?v=3) — She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.
- [Genesis 38:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/38?v=6) — Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
- [Genesis 38:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/38?v=7) — Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed him.
- [Genesis 46:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/46?v=12) — The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez…
- [Numbers 26:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/26?v=19) — The sons of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
- [1 Chronicles 2:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/2?v=3) — The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s…
- [1 Chronicles 4:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/4?v=21) — The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the…