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עֶזְרָא H5830

H5830 is the Hebrew word עֶזְרָא, transliterated ʻEzrâʼ and said ez-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it ezra.

Word: עֶזְרָאTransliteration: ʻEzrâʼSaid: ez-raw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 21 verses

What it means

Ezra, an Israelite.

Where it comes from

a variation of H5833 (עֶזְרָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 21 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ezra 20×now when ezra 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Ezra.

Verses using עֶזְרָא

All 21 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 7:1 · KJV

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

Ezra 7:6 · KJV

This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

Ezra 7:10 · KJV

For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

Ezra 7:11 · KJV

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

Ezra 10:1 · KJV

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

Ezra 10:2 · KJV

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

Ezra 10:5 · KJV

Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

Ezra 10:6 · KJV

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

Ezra 10:10 · KJV

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

Ezra 10:16 · KJV

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

Nehemiah 8:1 · KJV

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

Nehemiah 8:2 · KJV

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Nehemiah 8:4 · KJV

And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

Nehemiah 8:5 · KJV

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

Nehemiah 8:6 · KJV

And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:9 · KJV

And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

Nehemiah 8:13 · KJV

And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.

Nehemiah 12:13 · KJV

Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

Nehemiah 12:26 · KJV

These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

Nehemiah 12:33 · KJV

And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

Nehemiah 12:36 · KJV

And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5830 mean?

H5830 is the Hebrew word עֶזְרָא (ʻEzrâʼ), meaning Ezra, an Israelite.

How is H5830 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ezra (20 times), now when ezra (1 time).

How many times does H5830 appear in the Bible?

עֶזְרָא (ʻEzrâʼ) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5830 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a variation of H5833 (עֶזְרָה).

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