Ezra – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Ezra
n.
Hebrew scribe and prophet of 5th century BC (Biblical); book of the Bible named for Ezra; male first name
Ezra
Ezra (; , ; fl. 480–440 BC), also called
Ezra the Scribe (, ) and
Ezra the Priest in the
Book of Ezra, was a Jewish scribe and a priest. According to the
Hebrew Bible he returned from the
Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem (Ezra 7–10 and Neh 8). According to
1 Esdras, a Greek translation of the Book of Ezra still in use in
Eastern Orthodoxy, he was also a high priest.
Ezra
Noun
1. a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
(hypernym) priest, non-Christian priest
2. an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
(synonym) Book of Ezra
(hypernym) book
(part-holonym) Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings
Ezra
n.
Ezra, Jewish scribe and prophet of the Old Testament; book of the Bible; male first name (Biblical)
Ezra
n.
Ezra, male first name; Hebrew scribe and prophet of 5th century BC (Biblical); book of the Bible named for Ezra
