Lexicon
עֶזְרָה
ez.rah
H5834
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Ezrah

1
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

ez.rah is used as the proper name of a person identified as the father of Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.

The attested use is a personal name in a genealogical statement: the proper noun identifies the father of Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon in 1 Chronicles 4:17.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a genealogy · dominant

    In 1 Chronicles 4:17, the form עֶזְרָ֔ה is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the clause identifying the father of Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. The APB renders the statement, “The son of Ezrah was Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 4:17, the APB presents the name as “Ezrah” in a genealogical statement. It confirms the verse's personal-name context rather than supplying a lexical definition.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture