Ê-sau

Vietnamese

Etymology

Partial orthographic borrowing from French Ésaü

Proper noun

Ê-sau

1. (biblical, Protestantism) Alternative form of Ê-xau (“Esau”)
   • 1925, “Sáng-thế Ký 25 [Genesis 25]”, in Kinh Thánh [The Holy Bible]:

     Y-sác yêu Ê-sau, vì người có tánh ưa ăn thịt rừng; nhưng Rê-bê-ca lại yêu Gia-cốp.

     Isaac loved Esau, for he had a taste for game meat; but Rebecca loved Jacob.