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Ezra

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛzrə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ez′rə)

Ez•ra (ez′rə),USA pronunciation n.

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. Abbr.: Ezr.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning "help.''

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Ezra /ˈɛzrə/ n

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

'Ezra' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Ez. - Hagiographa - ibn-Ezra - imagism - Cornell - Esdras - EZ - Ezr. - Great Synagogue - Personae - pound - Zerubbabel

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