- Original: ערי - Transliteration: `Eriy - Phonetic: ay-ree' - Definition: Eri = watchful 1. son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Erites - Origin: from H5782 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H5782 ; watchful; Eri an Israelite: - Eri. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Eri, 2 Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:16