Lexicon
עֵשָׂו
e.sav
H6215
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Esau

97
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7
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Hebrew
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e.sav is the proper name used for Isaac’s son, appearing in family narratives and in references to his descendants in Seir.

The term functions as a proper name for Isaac’s son in the Genesis narratives, including scenes involving Jacob, Isaac, and Rebekah; it also identifies the ancestor named in phrases concerning his descendants living in Seir.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name of Isaac’s son and ancestral referent · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper throughout. In Genesis 25:25 the APB renders the naming of the firstborn child, and in Genesis 27:22 it renders Isaac’s contrast between Jacob’s voice and the hands identified with this named brother. In Deuteronomy 2:4, the same name occurs in the clause about descendants who live in Seir.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly presents the proper name as “Esau,” both in direct family scenes and in phrases such as “the descendants of Esau.” Because the translation gives whole-verse renderings rather than word alignment, those English forms confirm the named referent without isolating every occurrence’s precise contribution.

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