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Ezra
Biblical Persons & Places
Ezra
Priest living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.7.1;
referred to as Ezra (עֶזְרָא), or Ezra (Aramiac עֶזְרָא);
son of Seraiah;
a brother of Jehozadak.
Ezra
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.1;
only referred to as Ezra (עֶזְרָא).
Strong's Definition
Ezra, an Israelite
Derivation: a variation of H5833 (עֶזְרָה);
KJV Usage: Ezra.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ezra = "help"
1) the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah
2) a priest with Zerubbabel
3) another post-exilic Jew
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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)
Also named: ez.ra (עֶזְרָא "Ezra" H5831)
§ Ezra = "help"
1) the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah
2) a priest with Zerubbabel
3) another post-exilic Jew
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֶזְרָא
‛ezrâ
BDB Definition:
Ezra = help
1) the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah
2) a priest with Zerubbabel
3) another post-exilic Jew
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a variation of H5833
Total KJV Occurrences: 26