Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun esau

1 sense of esau

Sense 1
Esau -- ((Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage)
       INSTANCE OF=> son, boy -- (a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is")