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Eisav

Eisav is the alternative spelling of Esav.

Meaning of Esav

Proper noun

Esav

  1. (Judaism) The son of Yitzhak and Rivka and the older twin brother of Yaakov.
    • Next, R. Moskowitz brings us to the Slonimer Rebbe, a late 20th century Hasidic rabbi, who taught that the evil of Esav was that very sense of completion, the self-perception that he had no need for growth or further transformation.2019, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun
    Synonyms:
    Esau

Questions about Eisav

What is Eisav the alternative spelling of?
Eisav is the alternative spelling of Esav.

Words near Eisav in the dictionary

  1. eirself
  2. eiruv
  3. eiruvin
  4. EIS
  5. eisa
  6. Eisav
  7. eISBN
  8. eISBNs
  9. Eisbock
  10. Eisbocks
  11. EISCAT

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