Ezra
עֶזְרָאStrong’s H5831ezra (ez-ra)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ezra is the Aramaic word usually translated “ezra” and “o ezra”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.”
Meaning
- A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.7.1
How it's translated
- to ezra 1
- ezra 1
- o ezra 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezra 3
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Ezra 7:21And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
- Ezra 7:25And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
Aramaic dictionary
עֶזְרָא ezra · 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.