ʻÊrîy — H6179

Definition

masculine proper noun

Eri, an Israelite

1. Eri = "watchful"
2. son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Erites

Usually translated as

Eri

Origin

from H5782; watchful

• Derived from ʻûwr (H5782)

Occurrences

ʻÊrîy occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Numbers (1)

• Genesis 46:16 — And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri (עֵרִ֥י), and Arodi, and Areli.
• Numbers 26:16 — Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri (לְעֵרִ֕י), the family of the Erites: