English
Esau
Esau comes from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEעֵשָׂוʿēśāw
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἩσαῦHēsaû
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Esau
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEעֵשָׂוʿēśāw
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἩσαῦHēsaû
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Esau
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And the boyes grew; and Eſau was a cunning…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו
Today it means
name The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו / Esau