Ezra

[ez-ruh]

noun

1. a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Ezr.

3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “help.”

Ezra

/ ˈɛzrə /

noun

1. 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

2. the book recounting his efforts to perform this task

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ezra¹

From Late Latin Ezras, ulimately from Hebrew ʿezrā “help”

Example Sentences

He found forward Ezra Ausar under the hoop for a dunk — and with the bucket, joined Daniel Hackett in the record books as the only other Trojan to accomplish the feat.

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This is the case not only with Woolf, Joyce and Stein, but with Ezra Pound and his many disciples, who include T.S.

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Amanda's son Ezra attends a specialist school, but Amanda says she had a long fight with their local authority in Somerset to get him the support he needs.

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Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.

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Some of the figures—Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound—are now staples of textbooks.

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