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): /ˈiːsɔː/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈisɑ/
• Rhymes: (UK, US) -iːsɔ, (Canada) -iːsɑ

Proper noun

Esau

2. (biblical) The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 25:27, column 2:

     And the boyes grew; and Eſau was a cunning hunter, a man of the fielde: and Iacob was a plaine man, dwelling in tents.

3. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
4. A surname.

Related terms

• Edom

Translations

son of Isaac and Rebekah

• Aghwan: 𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒 (yeso)
• Arabic: عِيسُو m (ʕīsū)
• Armenian: Եսավ (Esav)

  Old Armenian: Եսաւ (Esaw)

• Catalan: Esaú (ca)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 以掃／以扫 (ji⁵ sou³)

  Mandarin: 以掃／以扫 (Yǐsǎo)

• Czech: Ezau m
• Dutch: Esau
• Ewe: Esau m
• Finnish: Esau
• French: Ésaü (fr)
• German: Esau
• Greek: Ησαύ (el) m (Isáf)

  Ancient: Ἡσαῦ m (Hēsaû)

• Hebrew: עֵשָׂו m ('esáv)
• Italian: Esaù m
• Japanese: エサウ (Esau)
• Kazakh: Есау (Esau)
• Korean: 에서 (ko) (Eseo), 에사우 (Esau), 에사오 (Esao)
• Latin: Ēsāus m
• Macedonian: Исав m (Isav)
• Maltese: Għesaw
• Maore Comorian: Îzu
• Polish: Ezaw (pl) m
• Portuguese: Esaú (pt)
• Romanian: Esau, Isav
• Russian: Иса́в (ru) m (Isáv)
• Spanish: Esaú (es) m
• Swedish: Esau
• Yiddish: עשׂו m (eysev)

Anagrams

• EUAs, UAEs, eaus

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisaʊ/

Proper noun

Esau

1. Esau (biblical character)
2. a male given name

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Esau, from Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːzaʊ̯/

Proper noun

Esau m (proper noun, strong, genitive Esaus)

1. (biblical) Esau