Esdras
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Es·dras

noun \ˈez-drəs\

Definition of ESDRAS

1
: either of two books of the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament:
a : ezra 2
b : nehemiah 2
2
: either of two uncanonical books of Scripture included in the Protestant Apocrypha — see bible table

Origin of ESDRAS

Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew ʽEzrā
First Known Use: 14th century

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