ez.ra is a personal name used for Ezra in accounts of teaching, public leadership, and priestly or genealogical lists.

The attested form functions as a proper personal name, identifying Ezra in narrative scenes of prayer, instruction, and communal action, as well as in priestly and procession lists. The supplied morphology consistently labels each occurrence as a proper noun.

1. Personal name in narrative and lists · dominant

   The proper noun identifies Ezra in actions involving the law and the gathered people: in Nehemiah 8:1 the APB renders the people asking Ezra the scribe to bring the scroll, and in Nehemiah 8:5 it renders Ezra opening it before them. It also occurs in lists and formal identifications, including Ezra 7:1, where the APB renders a genealogical line, and Nehemiah 12:26, where it names Ezra as priest and scribe.

   Nehemiah 8:1Nehemiah 8:5Ezra 7:1Ezra 7:10Ezra 10:5Nehemiah 12:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the form as “Ezra,” often adding contextual descriptions such as “the priest” or “the scribe.” Those added descriptions reflect the verse context rather than a separate meaning of the name.