Strong H62153 sensesעֵשָׂו

Meaning of the name

The 3 senses of Strong H6215

The lexicon tells 3 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H6215 appears in 82 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. EsauH6215GIsaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom.60 verses · Genesis, Joshua, 1 Chronicles
2. EsauH6215HIsaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom.15 verses · 6 books
3. (Mount) EsauH6215IMountainous region of Edom; judgment prophesied by Obadiah4 verses · Obadiah

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• esau74
• s9
• behold1

First verses

1. Genesis 25:25
   And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
2. Genesis 25:26
   And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
3. Genesis 25:27
   And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
4. Genesis 25:28
   And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
5. Genesis 25:29
   And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
6. Genesis 25:30
   And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
7. Genesis 25:32
   And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
8. Genesis 25:34
   Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
9. Genesis 26:34
   And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
10. Genesis 27:1
    And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
11. Genesis 27:5
    And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
12. Genesis 27:6
    And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
13. Genesis 27:11
    And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
14. Genesis 27:15
    And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
15. Genesis 27:19
    And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
16. Genesis 27:21
    And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
17. Genesis 27:22
    And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
18. Genesis 27:23
    And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
19. Genesis 27:24
    And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
20. Genesis 27:30
    And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.