Word Study · Strong's H5830 · Hebrew
עֶזְרָא
Ezra
ez-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻEzrâʼ
“Ezra, an Israelite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Ezra, an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Ezra.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- עֶזְרָא֙4
- וְעֶזְרָ֥א2
- לְעֶזְרָ֣א2
- עֶזְרָ֣א2
- עֶזְרָ֤א2
- עֶזְרָ֖א2
- וְעֶזְרָ֣א1
- לְעֶזְרָ֥א1
- לְעֶזְרָ֔א1
- עֶזְרָ֔א1
- עֶזְרָ֡א1
- עֶזְרָ֗א1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 4
- Ezra15
- and Ezra3
- to Ezra3
- of Ezra1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)15
- preposition + proper noun (a name)4
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 15
- HR/Npm · 4
- HC/Npm · 3
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Nehemiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Ezra10 occurrences
- Ezra 7:1עֶזְרָא֙ʾezra'proper noun (a name)Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,here: Ezra
- Ezra 7:6עֶזְרָא֙ʾezra'proper noun (a name)this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.here: Ezra
- Ezra 7:10עֶזְרָא֙ʾezra'proper noun (a name)For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.here: Ezra
- Ezra 7:11לְעֶזְרָ֥אleezra'preposition + proper noun (a name)This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:here: to Ezra
- Ezra 10:1עֶזְרָא֙ʾezra'proper noun (a name)While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.here: Ezra
- Ezra 10:2לְעֶזְרָ֔אleezra'preposition + proper noun (a name)Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.here: to Ezra
- Ezra 10:5עֶזְרָ֡אʾezra'proper noun (a name)So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.here: Ezra
- Ezra 10:6עֶזְרָ֗אʾezra'proper noun (a name)Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.here: Ezra
- Ezra 10:10עֶזְרָ֤אʾezra'proper noun (a name)Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.here: Ezra
- Ezra 10:16עֶזְרָ֨אʾezra'proper noun (a name)So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,here: Ezra
Nehemiah12 occurrences
- Nehemiah 8:1לְעֶזְרָ֣אleezra'preposition + proper noun (a name)At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.here: to Ezra
- Nehemiah 8:2עֶזְרָ֣אʾezra'proper noun (a name)On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.here: Ezra
- Nehemiah 8:4עֶזְרָ֣אʾezra'proper noun (a name)Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.here: Ezra
- Nehemiah 8:5עֶזְרָ֤אʾezra'proper noun (a name)Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.here: Ezra
- Nehemiah 8:6עֶזְרָ֔אʾezra'proper noun (a name)Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.here: Ezra
- Nehemiah 8:9וְעֶזְרָ֣אveezra'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.here: and Ezra
- Nehemiah 8:13עֶזְרָ֖אʾezra'proper noun (a name)On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.here: Ezra
- Nehemiah 12:1עֶזְרָֽא׃ʾezra'proper noun (a name)Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,here: Ezra
- Nehemiah 12:13לְעֶזְרָ֣אleezra'preposition + proper noun (a name)of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;here: of Ezra
- Nehemiah 12:26וְעֶזְרָ֥אveezra'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.here: and Ezra
- Nehemiah 12:33עֶזְרָ֖אʾezra'proper noun (a name)along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,here: Ezra
- Nehemiah 12:36וְעֶזְרָ֥אveezra'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.here: and Ezra
Same headword in Strong's