What is the meaning of Ezra?

noun

  • A Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem.
  • An Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity.
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