Lexicon :: Strong's H6215 - ʿēśāv

עֵשָׂו

Transliteration

ʿēśāv

Pronunciation

ay-sawv'

Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Apparently a form of the pass. part. of עָשָׂה (H6213) in the original sense of handling

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

עֵשָׂו ʻÊsâv, ay-sawv'; apparently a form of the passive participle of H6213 in the original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity:—Esau.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 97x

The KJV translates Strong's H6215 in the following manner: Esau (97x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 97x

The KJV translates Strong's H6215 in the following manner: Esau (97x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Esau = "hairy"
1. eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

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STRONGS H6215: Abbreviations

עֵשָׂו ₉₇ proper name, masculine Esau, Ησαυ; — Esau, elder son of Isaac Genesis 25:25, 26 + 7 times 25, Genesis 26:34; Genesis 27:1 + 24 times Genesis 27:27, 28, Genesis 32:4 [Genesis 32:3] + 15 times Genesis 32; 33; 35, Joshua 24:4 (twice in verse); Malachi 1:2, 3; 1 Chronicles 1:34; identification with אֱדוֺם Genesis 36:1, 8, 19, ancestor of Edomites Genesis 36:9; Genesis 36:43, compare 1 Chronicles 1:35; dwelling in Mt. Seir Genesis 36:8 (25 times in all, Genesis 36) Deuteronomy 2:5; Joshua 24:4; בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו = Edomites Deuteronomy 2:4, 8, 12, 22, 29; עֵשָׂו = Edom Jeremiah 49:8; Obadiah 6, בֵּית עֵשָׂו Jeremiah 49:18; Jeremiah 49:18, הַר עֵשָׂו Jeremiah 49:18; Jeremiah 49:9; Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 49:21.

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