Genesis 38:3

3 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son 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 from Adullam whose name was Hirah.

2 There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man whose name was Shua. He married her and slept with her.

3 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son named Er.

4 She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, whom she named Onan.

5 Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, whom she named Shelah. He was born at Kezib.