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) 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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H5831 — עֶזְרָא
ez.ra · Ezra · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Ezra 7:12 · לְעֶזְרָ֣אArtaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.Ezra 7:21 · עֶזְרָ֨אAnd I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,Ezra 7:25 · עֶזְרָ֗אAnd thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye him that knoweth them not.