Ezra

== English == === Alternative forms === Ez., Ezr. (biblical) === Etymology === From the Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā). Doublet of Esdras. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛzɹə/ === Proper noun === Ezra (countable and uncountable, plural Ezras) (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 ==== 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 ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== 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 === Azer, Azer., Reza, raze == Danish == === Proper noun === Ezra Ezra (the fifteenth book of the Bible) Ezra (a Biblical character) == Dutch == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛs.raː/ Hyphenation: Ez‧ra === Proper noun === Ezra m Ezra (the fifteenth book of the Bible) Ezra (a Jewish high priest and Biblical character) === Anagrams === raze == Esperanto == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈezra/ Rhymes: -ezra Syllabification: E‧zra === Proper noun === Ezra (accusative Ezran) (religion) Ezra, Esdras === Further reading === “Ezra”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Ezra, from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא. === Proper noun === Ezra Ezra: (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 === Further reading === “Ezra”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Kankanaey == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔezɾa/ [ˈʔez.ɾʌ] IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈʔesɾa/ [ˈʔes.ɾʌ] Rhymes: -ezɾa, (more native-sounding) -esɾa Syllabification: Ez‧ra === Proper noun === Ezra (biblical) Ezra (book of the Bible) Synonym: (abbreviation) 1 Ezr. ==== Related terms ==== see: Appendix:Books of the Bible (Kankanaey) == Latvian == === Proper noun === Ezra m (4th declension) (religion) Ezra, Esdras ==== Declension ==== == Slovene == === Proper noun === Ezra m anim (religion) Ezra, Esdras == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ezra (biblical) Ezra (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible) === See also === == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔezɾa/ [ˈʔɛz.ɾɐ] IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈʔesɾa/ [ˈʔɛs.ɾɐ] Rhymes: -ezɾa, (with nativization) -esɾa Syllabification: Ez‧ra === Proper noun === Ezra (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇ) (religion) Ezra, Esdras