Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The termination of many English words, denoting the agent; -- applied either to men or things; as in hater, farmer, heater, grater. At the end of names of places, -er signifies a man of the place; as, Londoner, i. e., London man. 2. (n.) A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as, warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ER ar (`er, "watcher"; Er'): (1) The eldest son of Judah, the son of Jacob, by Shua the Canaanite. Judah took for him a wife named Tamar. It is recorded that Er "was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and Yahweh slew him" (Genesis 38:3, 6, 7; Genesis 46:12). (2) "Er the father of Lecah" is mentioned among "the sons of Shelah the son of Judah" (1 Chronicles 4:21). (3) An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 7th generation before Zerubbabel (Luke 3:28).

Multi-Version Concordance Er (8 Occurrences) Luke 3:28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 38:3 She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 38:6 Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 38:7 Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Numbers 26:19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Chronicles 2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and he killed him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)