עזרה

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עזרה

/(ʔ)ezˈʁa/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-West Semitic *ʕaḏr- m (“help”, verbal noun); the meaning of this verb *ʕaḏar- (“to assist”) has specialized in Arabic عُذْر (ʕuḏr) and Sabaean 𐩲𐩹𐩧 (ʿḏr, “excuse, pardon”) but is also kept in Sabaean 𐩲𐩹𐩧 (ʿḏr, “followers; community”).

noun עֶזְרָה · ʿezrá · עֶזְרוֹת · עֶזְרַת־

help

noun עֲזָרָה · azará · עֲזָרוֹת · עֲזָרַת־

the Temple court והכהנים והעם העומדים בעזרה כשהיו שומעים שם המפורש שהוא יוצא מפי כהן גדול היו כורעים ומשתחוים ונופלים על פניהם ואומרים ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד

In English

help action given to provide assistance
aid help; succor; assistance; relief
assistance aid; help; the act or result of assisting

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"עזרה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%A8%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

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Chicago

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עזרה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%A8%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}