H6215Hebrewʿēśāw
עֵשָׂו
Esau.
97
Total Occurrences
7
Books
97
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1eldest son of isaac and rebecca and twin brother of jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to jacob; progenitor of the arab peoples
Etymology & Derivation
apparently a form of the passive participle of H6213 (עָשָׂה) in the original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt);
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: ʻÊsâv; Pronunciation: ay-sawv'