HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5833
עֶזְרָה
ez.rah — help
1) help, succour, assistance 1a) help, succour 1b) one who helps
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Helps
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5828
עֵ֫זֶר
e.zer — helper
1) help, succour 1a) help, succour 1b) one who helps
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βοήθεια
boētheia — help
βοήθεια, -ας, ἡ (see: βοηθέω), [in LXX for עֵזֶר, etc. ;] help: Heb.4:16; pl., helps, "frapping," a technical nautical term (MM, Exp., x; DB, ext., 367): Act.27:17.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(1 Cor. 12:28) may refer to help (i.e., by interpretation) given to him who speaks with tongues, or more probably simply help which Christians can render to one another, such as caring for the poor and needy, etc.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.