H5831

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) Aramaic of ez.ra (עֶזְרָא "Ezra" H5830) § Ezra = "help" the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

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


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