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Ezra


Ez·ra

noun \ˈez-rə\

Definition of EZRA

1
: a Hebrew priest, scribe, and reformer of Judaism of the fifth century b.c. in Babylon and Jerusalem
2
: a narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table

Origin of EZRA

Late Latin, from Hebrew ʽEzrā
First Known Use: 1540

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