(strong), the second son of Judah by the Canaanitess, “the daughter of Shuah” (Genesis 38:4; 1 Chronicles 2:3). “What he did was evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and he slew him also, as he had slain his elder brother (Genesis 38:9). His death took place before the family of Jacob went down into Egypt (Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:19).