ʿezrāʾ עֶזְרָא ‘Ezra’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
a variation of ʿezrā עֶזְרָה ‘help’
Roots:
עזרה עזרת
ʿezrāʾ pr n m pers
Ezra = "help"
1) the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah
2) a priest with Zerubbabel
3) another post-exilic Jew