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. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.Ezra 7:21 · עֶזְרָ֨אI, 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 7:25 · עֶזְרָ֗אAnd 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.