Esau

H6215
Proper Name
UBS
עֵשָׂו
ʻÊsâvay-sawv'
Proper Name Masculine

Definition

= man; ◄ son of {L:Isaac<SDBH:יִצְחָק>} and older brother of {L:Jacob<SDBH:יַעֲקֹב>}; ► who sold his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew; regarded as ancestor of the {L:Edomites<SDBH:אֲדֹומִי>}

Semantic Domains

Names of People

Etymology

apparently a form of the passive participle of H6213 (עָשָׂה) in the original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt);

Occurrences82
Frequency Rank#405

Verse Usage

This word appears 82 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.