Esau

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Esau

/ˈiːsɔː/ UK
/ˈisɔ/ US
/ˈisɑ/ Canada, US, cot caught merger

Rhymes with -iːsɔː

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Esav

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.
rare A male given name from Hebrew.
A surname.

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name son of Isaac and Rebekah

Español	Esaú
한국어	에서 Eseo, 에사우, 에사오 Esao
日本語	エサウ
中文	以掃 /以扫 Yǐsǎo
हिन्दी	एसाव esāv
Português	Esaú
Français	Ésaü
Deutsch	Esau
Italiano	Esaù
Ελληνικά	Ησαύ Isáf
Română	Esau, Isav
Русский	Иса́в Isáv
العربية	عِيسُو ʕīsū, العِيص al-ʕīṣ
עברית	עֵשָׂו 'esáv

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@misc{esau_2026,
  title = {Esau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/esau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}