Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ezra

/ˈɛzɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: ezra
IPA: /ˈɛzɹə/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A Jewish high priest from the fifth century BC.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Hebrew.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā). Doublet of Esdras.

Word Breakdown

Root: עֶזְרָא

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Ezras (plural) Ez. (alternative) Ezr. (alternative)

Derived Forms

Ezralite

Phrases

Ezra-Nehemiah

Questions

How do you pronounce ezra?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛzɹə/.
What does ezra mean?: The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
Where does ezra come from?: From the Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā). Doublet of Esdras.

How to pronounce ezra

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