Ezra
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Ezr.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “help.”
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They learned Ezra’s injuries were exhaustive and devastating.
A violent crash, a $106 million judgment and the embrace that brought closure | Katie Mettler | December 20, 2021 | Washington PostHer voice was the first Ezra heard when he finally woke, unaware of where he was or what had happened.
A violent crash, a $106 million judgment and the embrace that brought closure | Katie Mettler | December 20, 2021 | Washington PostWhen Ezra testified, his attorney saw several members of the jury cry.
A violent crash, a $106 million judgment and the embrace that brought closure | Katie Mettler | December 20, 2021 | Washington PostAs uncovered by the climate blog desmogblog, the Ethical Oil meme dates to a 2010 book by Ezra Levant.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was also drawn to the work of Ezra Pound and Robert Creeley.
Image is Everything: An Interview with Alejandro Zambra | Juan Vidal | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“Ezra was the most generous writer I have ever known,” Hemingway later remarked.
Ezra Pound offered to make useful connections for Joyce, and find places where he could publish his writings.
Ezra Pound ranks among the finest poets of his generation, but his greatest trait may have been his eye for talent in others.
The practice of making confession, then, was fully illustrated in the conduct both of Ezra and Nehemiah, and of Israel with them.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThe record of that of Israel, under Ezra, gives an illustration.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamEzra looked so like a wandering night-shade, so tall, wet and thin, that Tess uttered a shriek.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteEzra Longman, his face haggard and ghastly white, stood directly in front of him.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteEzra Longman, sick unto death, as he had said, floundered his way along the wet path.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller White
British Dictionary definitions for Ezra
/ (ˈɛzrə) /
a Jewish priest of the 5th century bc, who was sent from Babylon by the Persian king Artaxerxes I to reconstitute observance of the Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the captivity
the book recounting his efforts to perform this task
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