Genesis 38:3

3 She conceived and bore a son; and he named him 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 It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and settled near a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.

2 There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; he married her and went in to her.

3 She conceived and bore a son; and he named him Er.

4 Again she conceived and bore a son whom she named Onan.

5 Yet again she bore a son, and she named him Shelah. She was in Chezib when she bore him.