Ezra
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā). Doublet of Esdras.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ezra (countable and uncountable, plural Ezras)
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- (biblical) The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
- A Jewish high priest from the fifth century BC.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
- A surname from Hebrew.
Quotations
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezra 7:6:
- This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
Translations
book of the Bible
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Jewish high priest
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male given name
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ezra is the 37341st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Ezra is most common among White (70.35%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.24%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ezra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 542.
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Ezra
Dutch
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ezra m
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ezra (accusative Ezran)
Latvian
Proper noun
Ezra m (4th declension)
Declension
Declension of Ezra (4th declension)
Slovene
Proper noun
Ezra ?
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Ezra
- (biblical) Ezra (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible)
See also
- (books of the Protestant Old Testament: vitabu vya Agano la Kale) Mwanzo (“Genesis”), Kutoka (“Exodus”), Walawi (“Leviticus”), Hesabu (“Numbers”), Kumbukumbu (“Deuteronomy”), Yoshua (“Joshua”), Waamuzi (“Judges”), Ruthu (“Ruth”), Samueli 1 (“1 Samuel”), Samueli 2 (“2 Samuel”), Wafalme 1 (“1 Kings”), Wafalme 2 (“2 Kings”), Mambo ya Nyakati 1 (“1 Chronicles”), Mambo ya Nyakati 2 (“2 Chronicles”), Ezra (“Ezra”), Nehemia (“Nehemiah”), Esta (“Esther”), Yobu (“Job”), Zaburi (“Psalms”), Methali (“Proverbs”), Mhubiri (“Ecclesiastes”), Wimbo Bora (“Song of Solomon”), Isaya (“Isaiah”), Yeremia (“Jeremiah”), Maombolezo (“Lamentations”), Ezekieli (“Ezekiel”), Danieli (“Daniel”), Hosea (“Hosea”), Yoeli (“Joel”), Amosi (“Amos”), Obadia (“Obadiah”), Yona (“Jonah”), Mika (“Micah”), Nahumu (“Nahum”), Habakuki (“Habakkuk”), Sefania (“Zephaniah”), Hagai (“Haggai”), Zekaria (“Zechariah”), Malaki (“Malachi”) (Category: sw:Books of the Bible) [edit]
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ezra (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇ)
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