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Eri

עֵרִיStrong’s H6179

eri (e-ri)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Eri is the Hebrew word usually translated “eri”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.”
Genesis 46:16 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16
How it's translated
  • eri 1
  • of eri 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 1
  • Numbers 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

עֵרִי eri · Eri

A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16; son of: Gad (H1410); brother of: Ziphion (H6837), Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692) Also named: e.ri (עֵרִי "Erite" H6180) § Eri = "watchful" son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Erites

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.