er

«er» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a sound people make when they are not sure what to say or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

interjection (er — a hesitation sound); also abbreviation (ER, E.R.)

meaning for a pupil

1) «Er» is a sound people make when they are not sure what to say or are thinking, like «um»: «It's, er, somewhere here.» tree →

2) (US, abbreviation) ER stands for «emergency room», the part of a hospital that treats urgent injuries and illness (UK: A&E). tree →

3) (UK, abbreviation) ER stands for «Elizabeth Regina», Latin for Queen Elizabeth, seen on postboxes. tree →

4) «-er» is also a suffix that makes a person who does something (teacher) or a comparative (bigger). tree →

5) In old or country speech, 'er' is written for 'are', as in 'you er mine'. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Genesis, Er is Judah's oldest son, who married Tamar and died because he was wicked. Interpretation: Tradition says Er was wicked and the Rabbis discuss his death, which led to the law of levirate marriage in the story of Tamar. In the primary lessons: In stories and play scripts «er» shows a character is nervous, shy, unsure or lying: «Did you eat the cake?» «Er… no.» In speaking lessons pupils learn to use fewer «ers» and «ums» when presenting. In grammar lessons the suffix -er makes comparatives (taller) and nouns (singer). Phrases: er… um…, er, well.

examples

• And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er. (Torah GEN.38.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar. (Torah GEN.38.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. (Torah GEN.38.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him. (Writings 1CH.2.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. (Writings 1CH.2.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Ladah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea; (Writings 1CH.4.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• «Er, I think I forgot my homework,» said Sam. tree →
• He said «er» a lot because he was nervous. tree →
• «Where's my phone?» «Er… I haven't seen it.» tree →
• Try not to say «er» between every sentence in your talk. tree →
• The doctor in the ER fixed his broken arm. tree →
• The old postbox had «ER» on it. tree →
• The suffix -er turns «fast» into «faster». tree →
• Add -er to «paint» to make «painter». tree →
• Sho ez you er settin' dar. tree →

note

«Er» is not a real word with a meaning; it is a filler sound and has no plural or forms. In British English it is pronounced like «uh» (the r is silent); Americans may write it as «uh». ER and E.R. in capitals are abbreviations. Do not confuse with «err», a formal verb meaning to make a mistake («to err is human»).

In the corpora

• And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
• And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.
• And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
• The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
• And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «er» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.