Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

esdras

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: es-dras
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.

Etymology

From Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עזרא (Ezra). Doublet of Ezra.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Esdrās, Ἔσδρᾱς, עזרא

Frequently Paired Words

Ezra

Synonyms

Esd.

Questions

What does esdras mean?: any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.
Where does esdras come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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