Ezra
Means "help" biblically
Ezra is a Hebrew name meaning "help" or "helper," borne by a biblical priest and scribe who led Jewish exiles back to Jerusalem from Babylon.
The Book of Ezra in the Hebrew Bible tells this story.
As a given name, Ezra has seen renewed popularity in the 21st century for boys and occasionally girls: Ezra was the top name on their list.
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- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- NehemiahPost-exile Jewish governor
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
Temple · exile · return · Cyrus · Persia · reform · priesthood · restoration · covenant · canon
Nehemiah
Post-exile Jewish governor
Malachi · Amos · Hosea · Joel · Micah · Obadiah · Jonah · Habakkuk · Zephaniah · Mordecai
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Semitic language of Israel
Shabbat · Torah · Talmud · Kabbalah · Zionism · Diaspora · yeshiva · Conservative · Reform · Ashkenazi
modernism
Favoring contemporary approaches
- imagismPrecise imagery in writing
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
Eliot · expatriate · Hemingway · Venice · fascism · translation · troubadour · ideogram
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