Esau en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈisɔ/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈiːsɔː/ (UK)
- /ˈisɑ/ (Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).
Meanings
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The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.
And the boyes grew; and Eſau was a cunning hunter, a man of the fielde: and Iacob was a plaine man, dwelling in tents.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 25:27, column 2:
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esav | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (40)
ms Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · grc Ἡσαῦ (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ro Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · fr Ésaü (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · de Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · cmn 以掃 /以扫 (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ee Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ar عِيسُو (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ca Esaú (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · sv Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · mk Исав (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · it Esaù (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · fi Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ar العِيص (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · pt Esaú (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · es Esaú (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · cs Ezau (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ja エサウ (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · kk Есау (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ko 에서 (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · swb Îzu (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · chr ᎢᏐ (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · xag 𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒 (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · nl Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · hy Եսավ (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · xcl Եսաւ (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ru Иса́в (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · he עֵשָׂו (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · el Ησαύ (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ro Isav (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ko 에사오 (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · yue 以掃 /以扫 (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · la Ēsāus (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · hu Ézsau (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · pl Ezaw (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · mt Għesaw (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · gu એસાવ (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · yi עשׂו (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · hi एसाव (son of Isaac and Rebekah) · ko 에사우 (son of Isaac and Rebekah)