Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedFrom Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿĒśāw). As loaned through Greek, the au may be rendered a diphthongs; if more directly from Hebrew, then the a is long and doesn't form a diphthong with the u.
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- Wiktionary: EsausCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
