Word Study · Strong's H5831 · 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.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- לְעֶזְרָ֣א1
- עֶזְרָ֨א1
- עֶזְרָ֗א1
How it is rendered · 3
- Ezra1
- O Ezra1
- to Ezra1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)2
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
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- ANpm · 2
- AR/Npm · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Ezra3 occurrences
- Ezra 7:12לְעֶזְרָ֣אleezra'preposition + proper noun (a name)Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.here: to Ezra
- Ezra 7:21עֶזְרָ֨אʾezra'proper noun (a name)I, 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,here: Ezra
- Ezra 7:25עֶזְרָ֗אʾezra'proper noun (a name)And 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.here: O Ezra
Same headword in Strong's