Ezra

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Ezra

  • /ˈɛzɹə/

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From the Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā). Doublet of Esdras.

proper noun Ezras · Ez. · Ezr.

  1. countable, uncountable The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
  2. countable, uncountable A Jewish high priest from the fifth century BC.
  3. countable, uncountable A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  4. countable, uncountable A surname from Hebrew.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nehemiah, pound, ibn, aben, ezer, nombre, assistance, aid, support, succor, backing, relief, guidance, service, cooperation, facilitation

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name book of the Bible

EspañolEsdras
日本語エズラ記 Ezura ki
中文以斯拉記 /以斯拉记 Yǐsīlājì
हिन्दीएज़्रा ezrā
KiswahiliUzeri
PortuguêsEsdras
FrançaisEsdras
DeutschEsra
ItalianoEsdra
ΕλληνικάΈσδρας Ésdras
RomânăEzra
العربيةعِزْرَا ʕizrā
עבריתעֶזְרָא ezrá

name Jewish high priest

EspañolEsdras
日本語エズラ Ezura
中文以斯拉 Yǐsīlā
हिन्दीएज़्रा ezrā
KiswahiliUzeri
PortuguêsEsdras
FrançaisEsdras
DeutschEsra
ItalianoEsdra
ΕλληνικάΈσδρας Ésdras
RomânăEzra
РусскийЕ́здра Jézdra
العربيةعِزْرَا ʕizrā, عُزَيْر ʕuzayr
עבריתעֶזְרָא ezrá

name male given name

EspañolEsdras
日本語エズラ Ezura
हिन्दीएज़्रा ezrā
KiswahiliUzeri
PortuguêsEsdras
FrançaisEsdras
DeutschEsra
ItalianoEsdra
ΕλληνικάΈσδρας Ésdras
RomânăEzra
РусскийЭ́здра Ézdra, Е́здра Jézdra, Э́зра Ézra

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@misc{ezra_2026,
  title = {Ezra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ezra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}