Lexical Definition
עֶזְרָא ʻEzrâʼ (ez-raw') Ezra N:N-M-P
(Aramaic) corresponding to עֶזְרָא
Ezra.
- § Ezra = "help"
- Ezra, an Israelite
1) the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah
Usage: 7 forms in 32 verses
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| עֶזְרָ֨א | Ezra | Ezra.7.21 |
| עֶזְרָ֗א | O Ezra | Ezra.7.25 |
| לְעֶזְרָ֣א | to Ezra | Ezra.7.12 |
| Ιεσραά | of Ezra | LXX.1Chr.4.17 |
| Έσδρασ | Ezra | LXX.Ezra.7.1 • LXX.Ezra.7.6 • LXX.Ezra.7.10 • LXX.Ezra.7.21 • LXX.Ezra.10.10 • LXX.Ezra.10.16 • LXX.Neh.8.2 • LXX.Neh.8.4 • LXX.Neh.8.9 • LXX.Neh.12.1 • LXX.Neh.12.26 • LXX.Neh.12.33 • LXX.Neh.12.36 |
| Ezra blessed | LXX.Neh.8.6 | |
| Ezra opened | LXX.Neh.8.5 | |
| Ezra prayed | LXX.Ezra.10.1 | |
| Ezra rose up | LXX.Ezra.10.5 • LXX.Ezra.10.6 | |
| Ezra said | LXX.Neh.8.15 • LXX.Neh.9.6 | |
| Ezra taught | LXX.Neh.8.8 | |
| Έσδραν | Ezra | LXX.Neh.8.13 |
| Έσδρα | Ezra | LXX.Ezra.7.25 • LXX.Neh.8.1 • LXX.Neh.12.13 |
| to Ezra | LXX.Ezra.7.11 • LXX.Ezra.7.12 • LXX.Ezra.10.2 |
Extended Information
Aramaic of: עֶזְרָא
- A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.7.1
- son of: Seraiah (שְׂרָיָה)
- brother of: Jehozadak (יְהוֹצָדָק)
- Aramaic of ez.ra (עֶזְרָא "Ezra" עֶזְרָא)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֶזְרָא proper name, masculine Ezra (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:25.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 7:12 · 7:21 · 7:25 |