A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.7.1;

son of: Seraiah (H8304H);

brother of: Jehozadak (H3087)

Aramaic of ez.ra (עֶזְרָא "Ezra" H5830)

§ Ezra = "help"

the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah