Esau

See also: Esaú, Esaù, and Ésaü

English

Alternative forms

Esav

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו‎ (ʿēśāw).

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈiːsɔ/

Proper noun

Esau

The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 25:27
  And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
(rare) A male given name.

Related terms

Edom

Translations

son of Isaac and Rebekah

Armenian: Եսավ (Esav)
Old Armenian: Եսաւ (Esaw)
Catalan: Esaú (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 以掃, 以扫
Czech: Ezau m
Dutch: Esau
Ewe: Esau m
Finnish: Esau
French: Ésaü (fr)
German: Esau
Greek: Ησαύ (Isáf)
Ancient: Ἡσαῦ m (Hēsaû)

Hebrew: עֵשָׂו‎ m ('esáv)
Italian: Esaù m
Japanese: エサウ (Esau)
Macedonian: Исав m (Isav)
Maore Comorian: Îzu
Polish: Ezaw (pl) m
Portuguese: Esaú
Romanian: Esau
Russian: Иса́в (ru) m (Isáv)
Spanish: Esaú (es)
Swedish: Esau
Yiddish: עשׂו‎ m (eysev)

Anagrams

UAEs, eaus

Ewe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈisaʊ/

Proper noun

Esau

Esau (biblical character)
A male given name

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