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HebrewH5831Proper Noun (Masculine)

עֶזְרָא

ez.ra

3Occurrences
H5831Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ezra, an Israelite

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5830 (עֶזְרָא);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; 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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

עֶזְרָא appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezra
3

Key Passages

Ezra 7:12BSB

Artaxerxes, king of kings.To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven:Greetings.

Ezra 7:21BSB

I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,

Ezra 7:25BSB

And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.