Ezra

• Ez., Ezr. (book of the Bible)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛzɹə/

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Ezra (countable and uncountable, plural Ezras)

2. (biblical) The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
4. (biblical) A Jewish high priest from the fifth century BC.
5. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
6. A surname from Hebrew.

• 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Ezra 7:6:

  This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ezra is the 37341^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Ezra is most common among White (70.35%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.24%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ezra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 542.

• Azer, Azer., Reza, raze

Ezra

1. Ezra (the fifteenth book of the Bible)
2. Ezra (a Biblical character)

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.raː/

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• Hyphenation: Ez‧ra

Ezra m

1. Ezra (the fifteenth book of the Bible)
2. Ezra (a Jewish high priest and Biblical character)

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Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā)

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: E‧zra

Ezra (accusative Ezran)

1. (religion) Ezra, Esdras

Ezra m (4th declension)

1. (religion) Ezra, Esdras

Ezra ?

1. (religion) Ezra, Esdras

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

Kitabu cha Ezra

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Ezra

1. (biblical) Ezra (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible)

• (books of the Protestant Old Testament: vitabu vya Agano la Kale) Mwanzo (“Genesis”), Kutoka (“Exodus”), Walawi (“Leviticus”), Hesabu (“Numbers”), Kumbukumbu (“Deuteronomy”), Yoshua (“Joshua”), Waamuzi (“Judges”), Ruthu (“Ruth”), Samueli 1 (“1 Samuel”), Samueli 2 (“2 Samuel”), Wafalme 1 (“1 Kings”), Wafalme 2 (“2 Kings”), Mambo ya Nyakati 1 (“1 Chronicles”), Mambo ya Nyakati 2 (“2 Chronicles”), Ezra (“Ezra”), Nehemia (“Nehemiah”), Esta (“Esther”), Yobu (“Job”), Zaburi (“Psalms”), Methali (“Proverbs”), Mhubiri (“Ecclesiastes”), Wimbo Bora (“Song of Solomon”), Isaya (“Isaiah”), Yeremia (“Jeremiah”), Maombolezo (“Lamentations”), Ezekieli (“Ezekiel”), Danieli (“Daniel”), Hosea (“Hosea”), Yoeli (“Joel”), Amosi (“Amos”), Obadia (“Obadiah”), Yona (“Jonah”), Mika (“Micah”), Nahumu (“Nahum”), Habakuki (“Habakkuk”), Sefania (“Zephaniah”), Hagai (“Haggai”), Zekaria (“Zechariah”), Malaki (“Malachi”) ^{(Category: sw:Books of the Bible) [edit]}

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔezɾa/
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈʔesɾa/
• Rhymes: -ezɾa, (more native-sounding) -esɾa
• Syllabification: Ez‧ra

Ezra (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇ)

1. (religion) Ezra, Esdras