Hebrew · H6215

עֵשָׂו

Esav , a son of Isaac, including his posterity

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עֵשָׂוH6215

Pronunciationʿēšāw

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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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

Esau43×Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29

of Esau19×Genesis 27:22, Genesis 36:1, Genesis 36:5, Genesis 36:9

of Esau’s11×Genesis 36:10, Genesis 36:12, Genesis 36:13, Genesis 36:14

to Esau4×Genesis 25:34, Genesis 36:4, Genesis 36:14, Deuteronomy 2:5

And Esau3×Genesis 27:41, Genesis 28:5, Joshua 24:4

am Esau2×Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32

When Esau2×Genesis 26:34, Genesis 27:34

. . .1×Genesis 36:8

And1×Genesis 28:8

descended from Esau’s1×Genesis 36:18

Esau, however1×Genesis 33:4

Esau’s1×Genesis 25:26

He1×Genesis 25:30

Later, Esau1×Genesis 36:6

Now Esau1×Genesis 28:6

So Esau1×Genesis 36:8

So when Esau1×Genesis 27:5

Then Esau1×Genesis 27:38

Thus Esau1×Genesis 25:34

will strip Esau1×Jeremiah 49:10

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Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 25:25

Aligned rows97

Books represented7

Genesis76Deuteronomy6Joshua21 Chronicles2Jeremiah2Obadiah7Malachi2

Source forms

עֵשָׂ֔ו16x‘ê·śāwGenesis 25:26, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 32:6

עֵשָׂ֖ו15x‘ê·śāwGenesis 25:28, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:5, Genesis 27:21

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

עֵשָׂ֑ו8x‘ê·śāwGenesis 27:24, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 36:10, Genesis 36:14

עֵשָׂ֛ו7x‘ê·śāwGenesis 25:29, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 33:16

עֵשָׂו֙7x‘ê·śāwGenesis 26:34, Genesis 27:5, Genesis 27:34, Genesis 27:41

עֵשָׂ֗ו6x‘ê·śāwGenesis 25:27, Genesis 28:6, Deuteronomy 2:8, Deuteronomy 2:29

עֵשָׂ֣ו5x‘ê·śāwGenesis 27:19, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:1

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular86xGenesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular9xGenesis 25:34, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 32:13

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular2xGenesis 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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