H5830G

עֶזְרָא

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Ezra

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.7.1; son of: Seraiah (H8304H); brother of: Jehozadak (H3087) Also named: ez.ra (עֶזְרָא "Ezra" H5831) § Ezra = "help" 1) the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah 2) a priest with Zerubbabel 3) another post-exilic Jew

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

עֶזְרָא proper name, masculine Εσρας, Εσδρας, Εζδρας;

2. priest with Zerubbabel Neh 12:1; Neh 12:13.


עֶזְרָא proper name, masculine Ezra (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:25.


19 occurrences

Ezra (10), Nehemiah (9)