Genesis 38:3

3 and she bore him a son, whom he named Er.

Genesis 38:3 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 38:3

And she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Er.
] Which signifies a "watchman": but the reason of the name given by the Targum of Jonathan is,

``because he should die without children;''

as if it was the same with Ariri, "childless".

Genesis 38:3 In-Context

1 About that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man named Hirah, who was from the town of Adullam.

2 There Judah met a young Canaanite woman whose father was named Shua. He married her,

3 and she bore him a son, whom he named Er.

4 She became pregnant again and bore another son and named him Onan.

5 Again she had a son and named him Shelah. Judah was at Achzib when the boy was born.