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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

Mentioned in Ezra 10:16, 10:6, 7:1, 10:1, 10:10, 7:6, 10:2, 7:11, 7:10, 10:5 Nehemiah 8:13, 8:9, 8:4, 12:36, 8:1, 8:2, 12:1, 12:26, 8:6, 12:13, 8:5, 12:33

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