diff --git a/packages/jest-each/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/packages/jest-each/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51e4fe4f48a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-each/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`throws an error when not called with the right number of arguments 1`] = `[Error: \`.each\` must only be called with an Array or Tagged Template Literal.]`;
diff --git a/packages/jest-each/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/jest-each/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 06b23edd9afc..1682f0b804a8 100644
--- a/packages/jest-each/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-each/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -32,3 +32,19 @@ describe('template', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+test('throws an error when not called with the right number of arguments', () => {
+  try {
+    each(
+      [
+        [1, 1, 2],
+        [1, 2, 3],
+        [2, 1, 3],
+      ],
+      'seems like a title but should not be here',
+      () => {},
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    expect(e).toMatchSnapshot();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-each/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-each/src/index.ts
index 85a213b0cf47..9836bd2136cb 100644
--- a/packages/jest-each/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-each/src/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ const install = (
   table: Global.EachTable,
   ...data: Global.TemplateData
 ) => {
+  const bindingWithArray = data.length === 0;
+  const bindingWithTemplate = Array.isArray(table) && !!(table as any).raw;
+  if (!bindingWithArray && !bindingWithTemplate) {
+    throw new Error(
+      '`.each` must only be called with an Array or Tagged Template Literal.',
+    );
+  }
   const test = (title: string, test: Global.EachTestFn, timeout?: number) =>
     bind(g.test)(table, ...data)(title, test, timeout);
   test.skip = bind(g.test.skip)(table, ...data);