עֵשָׂ֛ו — Genesis 36:2 Hebrew Word Study

עֵשָׂ֛ו

𐤏𐤔𐤅

esav

Esau

apparently a form of the passive participle of עָשָׂה in the original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity; Esau.

H6215

Genesis 36:2 · Word #1

Lexicon `H6215`

Lemma	עֵשָׂו
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤏𐤔𐤅
Transliteration	ʻÊsâv
Strong's	H6215
In-context	Esau

Morphology `HNp` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`p` — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 `H6215-01`

Esav (the Made-One)

Root	עשה (ʿ-ś-h)
Core Meanings	to do, to make, to fashion, to accomplish
Semantic Range	Personal name of Isaac’s firstborn son; by extension refers to his descendants (Edom) and the nation stemming from him.
Conceptual Significance	Esav stands as the elder twin of Jacob and progenitor of Edom. His name, possibly evoking being "made" or "fully formed," aligns with his birth description as physically developed and hairy, and he becomes a central figure in themes of birthright, covenantal inheritance, and the tension between natural primogeniture and divine election.
Morphological Notes	Proper noun, masculine singular (HNp). The form functions as a personal name without inflection. Etymologically connected to a passive participial formation from עשה.
Rendering Rationale	The name עֵשָׂו is traditionally understood as deriving from the root עשה ("to make, do"), likely reflecting a passive participial sense—"made" or "formed." As a masculine singular proper noun (HNp), the rendering preserves both the personal name and its root sense by glossing it as "the Made-One," maintaining masculine singular force.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עשה (to do, to make, to fashion, to accomplish)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H6214-01`	asah	he made
`H6213-01`	asah	the one causing-to-do
`H6214-02`	asahel	God-has-made
`H6213-02`	asahu	he-caused-him-to-do-it
`H6213-03`	asam	causing-them-to-be-made
`H6213-04`	asani	the-one-who-has-made-me
`H6213-05`	asanu	who has made us
`H6213-06`	asatah	she had caused-to-be
`H6213-07`	asateni	has caused-her-to-make-me
`H6213-08`	aseh	cause yourself to do
`H6213-09`	asekha	your maker
`H6213-10`	asetah	she has made
`H6213-12`	asinu	we have caused-to-be
`H6213-14`	asita	you have caused-to-make
`H6213-15`	asitah	you have caused-to-make
`H6213-16`	asitam	did you cause them
`H6213-17`	asitani	you have made-me
`H6213-18`	asitem	you have caused-to-be
`H6213-19`	asiten	you-all-females have caused-to-be
`H6213-20`	asiti	I have made
`H6213-21`	asitim	I have caused them
`H6213-22`	asitini	I have caused it
`H6213-23`	asitiv	I have caused him to do
`H6213-24`	aso	causing-him
`H6213-25`	asoh	causing-to-do
`H6213-26`	asohu	causing him/it
`H6213-28`	asotah	her having-caused-to-do/it
`H6213-29`	asotekhem	your causing-doings
`H6213-30`	asoto	his causing-to-do
`H6213-31`	asu	you caused to do
`H6213-32`	asuhu	makers of him
`H6213-34`	asuy	caused-to-be-made ones
`H6213-36`	asuyim	made-ones
`H6213-37`	asuyot	things-made-feminine
`H1202-01`	baaseyah	In-the-Work-of-Yah
`H6213-38`	baasotah	her doing it
`H6213-39`	baasotekha	in your doing
`H6213-40`	baasotekhe	in your doing
`H6213-41`	baasoti	in-my-doing
`H6213-42`	baasoto	in his doing-it
`H6213-43`	baesot	in-the-making
`H4639-01`	bemaasayikhe	in your doings
`H4639-02`	bemaasayv	in his doings
`H4639-04`	bemaasey	in the doings-of
`H4639-05`	bemaaseyhem	in their doings
`H4639-06`	bemaaseynu	in our doings
`H6213-44`	beosayv	in its maker
`H6213-45`	beosey	in doers
`H6213-46`	eeseh	I will cause
`H6213-47`	eesekha	I will cause you (m.s.) to do
`H6213-48`	eesenah	I will cause her to be done
`H501-01`	eleasah	God-has-made
`H6213-49`	haasuyah	the one-made
`H6213-50`	haasuyim	the made-ones
`H4639-07`	hamaaseh	the deed-work
`H4639-08`	hamaasim	the doings
`H6213-51`	hanaaseh	shall we cause ourselves to do?
`H6213-52`	hanaasot	the things-made
`H6213-53`	haoseh	the doing one
`H6213-54`	haosim	the doers
`H6213-55`	haoso	his maker
`H6213-56`	haosot	the doing ones
`H6213-57`	hayaaseh	shall he cause to make?
`H6213-59`	heasu	those who do
`H6213-60`	heasuy	the made one
`H4639-09`	kamaaseh	like the deed
`H4639-10`	kemaasayv	according to his doings
`H4639-11`	kemaaseh	like the working-of
`H4639-12`	kemaasehu	according to his deed
`H4639-13`	kemaaseyhem	according to their doings
`H4639-14`	kemaaseykha	like your doings
`H4639-15`	khemaaseykha	like your doings
`H6213-62`	laasot	to do-make
`H6213-63`	laasotah	to her-doing
`H6213-65`	laasotekhem	to make-you (masculine plural)
`H6213-66`	laasoto	to make it
`H6213-67`	laoseh	for-the-doing one
`H6215-02`	leesav	to Rough-One (Esau)
`H6213-68`	leheasot	to cause-to-be-mades
`H4639-16`	lemaaseh	to the work-of
`H4639-17`	lemaasehu	for his deed-work
`H4639-18`	lemaasey	to the deeds of
`H6213-69`	leoseh	the doer
`H6213-71`	leosey	to doers
`H4639-20`	maasayikhe	your doings
`H4639-21`	maasayv	his doings
`H4639-22`	maaseh	deed-of
`H4639-23`	maasehu	his doing
`H4639-24`	maasekha	your deed
`H4639-25`	maasey	deeds of
`H4641-01`	maaseyah	Work-of-Yah
`H4641-02`	maaseyahu	Work-of-Yah
`H4639-26`	maaseyha	her doings
`H4639-27`	maaseyhem	their doings
`H4639-28`	maaseykha	your doings
`H4639-29`	maaseykhem	your doings
`H4639-30`	maaseynu	our doings
`H4639-31`	maasim	doings
`H6213-72`	measot	from doing
`H6213-73`	measoti	my doing
`H6213-74`	meosehu	his doer
`H4639-32`	mimaasayv	from his doings
`H4639-33`	mimaasenu	from our deed
`H6213-75`	naasah	has been made
`H6213-76`	naaseh	we will make
`H6213-78`	naasu	they have been made
`H6213-83`	osayikhe	your causing-one
`H6213-84`	oseh	one doing, one making, he who does
`H6213-85`	osehu	his maker
`H6213-86`	osekha	your maker
`H6213-87`	oseni	my maker
`H6213-88`	osenu	our makers
`H6213-89`	osey	causing-makers
`H6213-90`	oseyha	her doers
`H6213-91`	oseyhem	their maker-doers
`H6213-92`	osim	makers
`H6213-94`	shenaasah	that which was made-for-him
`H6213-96`	sheyeaseh	that is made
`H6213-97`	shh	he did
`H6213-98`	shvvt	her prepared-thing
`H6213-99`	shyty	you have caused
`H6213-100`	taas	you will cause to do
`H6213-101`	taaseh	you will cause-to-make
`H6213-102`	taaseha	you will cause her to be made
`H6213-103`	taasenu	you will cause him to make it
`H6213-104`	taaseynah	you-all will cause-to-make
`H6213-105`	taasi	you will cause
`H6213-106`	taasin	you will cause-to-make
`H6213-107`	taasu	you (masculine plural) shall cause-to-make
`H6213-108`	taasun	you (masculine plural) shall cause to make
`H6213-109`	teaseh	it shall be made-caused for her
`H6213-110`	teaseynah	you-all-females will be made
`H6213-111`	tsh	you cause to do
`H4639-35`	umaaseh	and the work-of
`H4639-36`	umaasehu	and his deed-work
`H4641-03`	umaaseyah	and Work-of-Yah
`H4641-04`	umaaseyahu	and Work-of-Yah
`H4639-37`	umaaseyhem	and their deeds
`H4640-01`	umaesay	and Work
`H6213-112`	useyti	I have made
`H6213-113`	vaaas	and I made
`H6214-04`	vaasah	And God-has-made
`H6214-05`	vaasahel	And God-has-made
`H6222-02`	vaasayah	and Yah-has-made
`H6213-114`	vaaseh	and do thou
`H6213-115`	vaasi	and do thou!
`H6213-116`	vaasitam	and you shall do them
`H6213-117`	vaasitem	and you-all-shall-do
`H6213-118`	vaasitihu	and I have made him
`H6213-119`	vaasitim	and I will make them
`H6213-120`	vaasitiv	and I will do him/it
`H6213-121`	vaasu	and you-all-do
`H6213-122`	vaasuyah	and-made-her
`H6213-124`	vanaas	and we have made
`H6213-125`	vanaaseh	and we-make
`H6213-126`	vataas	and she did
`H6213-127`	vataaseh	and you (m.s.) have made / and she has made
`H6213-128`	vataaseynah	and they-the-women made
`H6213-129`	vataasi	and you made
`H6213-130`	vataasu	and you-all-masculines have made
`H6213-131`	vayaas	and he made
`H6213-133`	vayaaseha	and made her
`H6213-134`	vayaasehu	and he made him/it
`H6213-135`	vayaasu	and they did
`H6213-136`	vayaasuni	and they made me
`H6213-138`	veasah	and makes
`H6213-139`	veasahu	and he has made it
`H6213-140`	veasat	and-she-will-make
`H6213-142`	veasinu	and we will do
`H6213-143`	veasita	And you shall do-make
`H6213-145`	veasoh	and making
`H6213-146`	veasu	and they shall do-make
`H6213-147`	veasuy	and made
`H6213-148`	veeeseh	and I will make
`H6213-149`	veeesekha	and I will make-you
`H501-02`	veeleasah	and God-has-made
`H6215-03`	veesav	and Rough-Made (Esav)
`H6213-150`	velaasot	and for the doing
`H4639-38`	vemaaseyhem	in their doings
`H6213-152`	venaaseh	and let us make
`H6213-155`	veosah	and-its-maker
`H6213-156`	veoseh	and doing
`H6213-157`	veosey	and the doers
`H6213-158`	veosim	and-doing
`H6213-159`	veosot	and-making
`H6213-160`	veteas	and she shall be-made
`H6213-161`	veyaas	and he shall do
`H3299-01`	veyaasay	and Yaʿasu ("He-will-do")
`H6213-163`	veyaasem	and he will make them
`H3300-01`	veyaasiel	and El-makes
`H6213-164`	veyaasu	and they shall do
`H6213-165`	veyeaseh	and it will be made
`H6213-166`	vshv	and-they-make
`H6213-167`	vshyt	and-you-will-do
`H3299-02`	vyshv	and they will do
`H6213-170`	yaaseh	causes-him-to-do
`H6213-171`	yaasehu	he causes it to be made
`H6213-172`	yaasenah	she-causes-it
`H6213-173`	yaasu	they shall do-make
`H6213-174`	yaasuha	they cause her to do it
`H6213-175`	yaasun	they cause-to-make
`H6213-176`	yeaseh	shall be made
`H6213-177`	yeasu	they will cause-to-make
`H6213-178`	yshh	he will cause to do

Word Usage (97 occurrences of H6215)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 25:25	עֵשָֽׂו	esav	Esau
Genesis 25:26	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	of Esau
Genesis 25:27	עֵשָׂ֗ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 25:28	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 25:29	עֵשָׂ֛ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 25:30	עֵשָׂ֜ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 25:32	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 25:34	לְ/עֵשָׂ֗ו	leesav	to Esau
Genesis 25:34	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 26:34	עֵשָׂו֙	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:1	עֵשָׂ֣ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:5	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:5	עֵשָׂו֙	esav-2	Esau
Genesis 27:6	עֵשָׂ֥ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:11	עֵשָׂ֤ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:15	עֵשָׂ֜ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:19	עֵשָׂ֣ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:21	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:22	עֵשָֽׂו	esav	of Esau
Genesis 27:23	עֵשָׂ֥ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:24	עֵשָׂ֑ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:30	וְ/עֵשָׂ֣ו	veesav	that Esau
Genesis 27:32	עֵשָֽׂו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:34	עֵשָׂו֙	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:37	לְ/עֵשָׂ֗ו	leesav	to Esau
Genesis 27:38	עֵשָׂ֜ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:38	עֵשָׂ֛ו	esav-2	Esau
Genesis 27:41	עֵשָׂו֙	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:41	עֵשָׂ֜ו	esav-2	Esau
Genesis 27:42	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 27:42	עֵשָׂ֣ו	esav-2	Esau
Genesis 28:5	וְ/עֵשָֽׂו	veesav	and Esau's
Genesis 28:6	עֵשָׂ֗ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 28:8	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 28:9	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 32:4	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 32:5	לְ/עֵשָׂ֑ו	leesav	to Esau
Genesis 32:7	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 32:9	עֵשָׂ֛ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 32:12	עֵשָׂ֑ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 32:14	לְ/עֵשָׂ֥ו	leesav	for Esau
Genesis 32:18	עֵשָׂ֣ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 32:19	לְ/עֵשָׂ֑ו	leesav	to Esau
Genesis 32:20	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 33:1	עֵשָׂ֣ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 33:4	עֵשָׂ֤ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 33:9	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 33:15	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 33:16	עֵשָׂ֛ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 35:1	עֵשָׂ֥ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 35:29	עֵשָׂ֥ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 36:1	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 36:2	עֵשָׂ֛ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 36:4	לְ/עֵשָׂ֖ו	leesav	to Esau
Genesis 36:5	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 36:6	עֵשָׂ֡ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 36:8	עֵשָׂו֙	esav	Esau
Genesis 36:8	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav-2	Esau
Genesis 36:9	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	of Esau
Genesis 36:10	עֵשָׂ֑ו	esav	of Esau
Genesis 36:10	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav-2	of Esau
Genesis 36:10	עֵשָֽׂו	esav-3	of Esau
Genesis 36:12	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	of Esau
Genesis 36:12	עֵשָֽׂו	esav-2	of Esau
Genesis 36:13	עֵשָֽׂו	esav	Esau
Genesis 36:14	עֵשָׂ֑ו	esav	Esau's
Genesis 36:14	לְ/עֵשָׂ֔ו	leesav	to Esau
Genesis 36:15	עֵשָׂ֑ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 36:15	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav-2	of Esau
Genesis 36:17	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	of Esau
Genesis 36:17	עֵשָֽׂו	esav-2	of Esau
Genesis 36:18	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	of Esau
Genesis 36:18	עֵשָֽׂו	esav-2	of Esau
Genesis 36:19	עֵשָׂ֛ו	esav	Esau
Genesis 36:40	עֵשָׂו֙	esav	of Esau
Genesis 36:43	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
Deuteronomy 2:4	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	Esau
Deuteronomy 2:5	לְ/עֵשָׂ֔ו	leesav	to Esau
Deuteronomy 2:8	עֵשָׂ֗ו	esav	Esau
Deuteronomy 2:12	עֵשָׂ֣ו	esav	Esau
Deuteronomy 2:22	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	Esau
Deuteronomy 2:29	עֵשָׂ֗ו	esav	Esau
Joshua 24:4	עֵשָׂ֑ו	esav	Esau
Joshua 24:4	לְ/עֵשָׂ֜ו	leesav	to-Esau
Jeremiah 49:8	עֵשָׂ֛ו	esav	of Esau
Jeremiah 49:10	עֵשָׂ֗ו	esav	Esau
Obadiah 1:6	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav	Esau
Obadiah 1:8	עֵשָֽׂו	esav	of Esau
Obadiah 1:9	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	of-Esau
Obadiah 1:18	עֵשָׂו֙	esav	of Esau
Obadiah 1:18	עֵשָׂ֔ו	esav-2	of Esau
Obadiah 1:19	עֵשָׂ֗ו	esav	of Esau
Obadiah 1:21	עֵשָׂ֑ו	esav	of Esau
Malachi 1:2	עֵשָׂ֤ו	esav	Esau
Malachi 1:3	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
1 Chronicles 1:34	עֵשָׂ֖ו	esav	Esau
1 Chronicles 1:35	עֵשָׂ֑ו	esav	Esau

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Lexicon H6215

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H6215-01

Words from Root עשה (to do, to make, to fashion, to accomplish)

Word Usage (97 occurrences of H6215)

Lexicon `H6215`

Morphology `HNp` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H6215-01`