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