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, perfect and so forth.Ezra 7:21 · עֶזְרָ֨אI, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever 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 · עֶזְרָ֗אYou, Ezra, after the wisdom of your God who is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.