English noun: Ezra | |||
1. | Ezra (person) a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem | ||
Instance hypernym | copyist, non-Christian priest, priest, scribe, scrivener | ||
2. | Ezra (communication) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Book of Ezra | ||
Instance hypernym | book | ||
Part meronym | Hagiographa, Ketubim, Old Testament, Writings | ||