Hebrew · H6215

עֵשָׂו

Esav , a son of Isaac, including his posterity

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עֵשָׂו H6215

Pronunciation ʿēšāw

What does עֵשָׂו (ʿēšāw) mean in the Bible?

עֵשָׂו (ʿēšāw) is a Hebrew word meaning "Esav , a son of Isaac, including his posterity".

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Questions this entry answers

What does עֵשָׂו (ʿēšāw) mean in the Bible?

עֵשָׂו (ʿēšāw) is a Hebrew word meaning "Esav , a son of Isaac, including his posterity".

How does the BSB render H6215?

The BSB source-word alignment has 97 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Esau (43), of Esau (19), of Esau’s (11), to Esau (4), And Esau (3).

Where does עֵשָׂו (ʿēšāw) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (76), Obadiah (7), Deuteronomy (6), 1 Chronicles (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Esau 43× Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29

of Esau 19× Genesis 27:22, Genesis 36:1, Genesis 36:5, Genesis 36:9

of Esau’s 11× Genesis 36:10, Genesis 36:12, Genesis 36:13, Genesis 36:14

to Esau 4× Genesis 25:34, Genesis 36:4, Genesis 36:14, Deuteronomy 2:5

And Esau 3× Genesis 27:41, Genesis 28:5, Joshua 24:4

am Esau 2× Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32

When Esau 2× Genesis 26:34, Genesis 27:34

. . . 1× Genesis 36:8

And 1× Genesis 28:8

descended from Esau’s 1× Genesis 36:18

Esau, however 1× Genesis 33:4

Esau’s 1× Genesis 25:26

He 1× Genesis 25:30

Later, Esau 1× Genesis 36:6

Now Esau 1× Genesis 28:6

So Esau 1× Genesis 36:8

So when Esau 1× Genesis 27:5

Then Esau 1× Genesis 27:38

Thus Esau 1× Genesis 25:34

will strip Esau 1× Jeremiah 49:10

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 25:25

Aligned rows 97

Books represented 7

Genesis 76 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 2 1 Chronicles 2 Jeremiah 2 Obadiah 7 Malachi 2

Source forms

עֵשָׂ֔ו 16x ‘ê·śāw Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 32:6

עֵשָׂ֖ו 15x ‘ê·śāw Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:5, Genesis 27:21

עֵשָֽׂו׃ 9x ‘ê·śāw Genesis 25:25, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:32, Genesis 36:10

עֵשָׂ֑ו 8x ‘ê·śāw Genesis 27:24, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 36:10, Genesis 36:14

עֵשָׂ֛ו 7x ‘ê·śāw Genesis 25:29, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 33:16

עֵשָׂו֙ 7x ‘ê·śāw Genesis 26:34, Genesis 27:5, Genesis 27:34, Genesis 27:41

עֵשָׂ֗ו 6x ‘ê·śāw Genesis 25:27, Genesis 28:6, Deuteronomy 2:8, Deuteronomy 2:29

עֵשָׂ֣ו 5x ‘ê·śāw Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:1

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 86x Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 9x Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 32:13

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Genesis 27:30, Genesis 28:5

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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עֵשָׂו

What does עֵשָׂו (ʿēšāw) mean in the Bible?

What does עֵשָׂו (ʿēšāw) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H6215?

Where does עֵשָׂו (ʿēšāw) appear in Scripture?

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