עֶזְרָא

עֶזְרָא(b. h.) pr. n. m. Ezra, 1) the priest and scribe. Succ.20a כשנשתכחה … עלה ע׳ מבבל ויסדה when the Law was forgotten in Israel, Ezra came from Babylonia and re-established it. Ber.27b; Men.53a עשירי לע׳ a descendant of Ezra in the tenth generation. Meg.15a מלאכי זה ע׳ Malachi is Ezra; a. v. fr.(ספר) ע׳ the Book of Ezra (and Nehemiah). B. Bath.14b.M. Kat. III, 4 (18b) ספר ע׳, v. עֲזָרָה. 2) name of several Amoraim. Men. l. c.Y.Erub.II, beg.19d. Y.Taan.IV, 68c top עֶזְרָה; a. fr.