Etymology?:
apparently passive participle of ʿāśā עָשָׂה ‘to make / to press’ in the original sense of handling
Roots:
עשׂה
ʿēśāw pr n m pers
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
Mentioned in Genesis 27:6, 27:19, 27:22, 27:30, 27:32, 27:34, 27:38, 27:41, 28:8, 36:9, 36:43, 28:9, 32:5, 32:19, 33:15, 25:30, 32:4, 36:1, 36:8, 36:17, 36:19, 25:25, 25:28, 25:27, 36:2, 36:5, 36:14, 36:18, 36:15, 25:26, 27:11, 27:23, 27:37, 27:42, 28:5, 32:7, 32:12, 32:14, 32:18, 33:9, 35:1, 36:6, 32:9, 32:20, 26:34, 33:1, 25:34, 27:1, 27:5, 27:21, 35:29, 36:10, 36:12, 36:13, 36:40, 36:4, 25:32, 27:24, 28:6, 27:15, 25:29, 33:4, 33:16 Deuteronomy 2:4, 2:8, 2:5, 2:29, 2:12, 2:22 Joshua 24:4 Jeremiah 49:10, 49:8 Obadiah 1:8, 1:6, 1:9, 1:18, 1:19, 1:21 Malachi 1:2, 1:3 1 Chronicles 1:34, 1:35