Genesis 38:6
Strong's Lexicon
Now Judah
יְהוּדָ֛ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah = 'praised' 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

acquired
וַיִּקַּ֧ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

a wife
אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

for Er,
לְעֵ֣ר (lə·‘êr)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6147: Er = 'awake' 1) the eldest son of Judah 2) son of Shelah and grandson of Judah

his firstborn,
בְּכוֹר֑וֹ (bə·ḵō·w·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1060: 1) firstborn, firstling 1a) of men and women 1b) of animals 1c) noun of relation (fig.)

and her name
וּשְׁמָ֖הּ (ū·šə·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

was Tamar.
תָּמָֽר׃ (tā·mār)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8559: Tamar = 'palm-tree' n pr f 1) widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah 2) daughter of David by Maacah, sister of Absalom, and rape victim of Amnon her half brother, another son of David 3) daughter of Absalom n pr loc 4) a place on the southern border of Gad

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name [is] Tamar;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

New American Standard Bible
Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name [was] Tamar.

King James Bible
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name [was] Tamar.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

New Living Translation
In the course of time, Judah arranged for his firstborn son, Er, to marry a young woman named Tamar.

English Standard Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

New American Standard Bible
Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

King James Bible
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

International Standard Version
Judah found a wife for his oldest son Er. Her name was Tamar.

NET Bible
Judah acquired a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

American Standard Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

English Revised Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name is Tamar;
















Cross References
Genesis 38:5
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

Genesis 38:7
And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 38:4
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

Genesis 38:3
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

Genesis 38:8
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

Genesis 38:9
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
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