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ezra

/ˈɛzɹə/

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What does ezra mean?

proper noun

  1. The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
  2. A Jewish high priest from the fifth century BC.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɛzɹə/

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This story represented three brothers, one, the youngest, was named Ezra, the other Ulrich, the third I forget.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
If here and there some man saw the truth, he was careful, like Aben Ezra, to speak with bated breath.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
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But few words are needed, on my part, to complete the narrative that has been presented in the Journal of Ezra Jennings.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
“All good things are ours,” Rabbi Ben Ezra is made to say, “nor soul helps flesh more, now, than flesh helps soul.”
Robert Browning; Hiram CorsonAn Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's PoetryProject Gutenberg ebook #260
Aben Ezra, the famous Rabbi, interpreter, and expounder of scripture, and who is said to have excelled in every branch of knowledge, attributed the invention of chess to Moses.
H. E. (Henry Edward) BirdChess History and ReminiscencesProject Gutenberg ebook #4902