Ezra
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā). Doublet of Esdras.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɛzɹə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
editEzra (countable and uncountable, plural Ezras)
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- (biblical) The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
- (biblical) A Jewish high priest from the fifth century BC.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
- A surname from Hebrew.
Quotations
edit- 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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editbook of the Bible
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Jewish high priest
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male given name
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Statistics
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ezra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 542.
Anagrams
editDanish
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editEzra
Dutch
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEzra m
Anagrams
editEsperanto
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEzra (accusative Ezran)
Latvian
editProper noun
editEzra m (4th declension)
Declension
editDeclension of Ezra (4th declension)
Slovene
editProper noun
editEzra ?
Swahili
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editEzra
- (biblical) Ezra (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible)
See also
edit- (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
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔezɾa/ [ˈʔɛz.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -ezɾa, (more native-sounding) -esɾa
- Syllabification: Ez‧ra
Proper noun
editEzra (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇ)
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