How to Pronounce Esek

EE-sehk

Esek is pronounced EE-sehk (ˈiːsɛk): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Esek mean?

Esek means “contention”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Esek?

Quarrel, a well which Isaac’s herdsmen dug in the valley of Gerar, and so called because the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with them for its possession (Gen. 26:20).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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