Ezra 7:1

“And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,”

Ezra 7:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew and Aramaic
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thingsדְּבָרִיםdevarim

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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in the reignמַלְכוּתmalchut

reign

A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.

Where else “malchut” appears
of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאartachshast

Artaxerxes

Artaxerxes: a name borne by several kings of Persia. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the king under whom the building was stopped and, later, the one who sent Ezra and Nehemiah.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Persiaפָּרָסparas

Persia

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Ezraעֶזְרָאezra

Ezra

Ezra: a priest and scribe, a descendant of Aaron, who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem to teach the law. Also another man of the same name in Nehemiah. The name means "help".

Where else “ezra” appears
the sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Seraiahשְׂרָיָהseraya

Seraiah

Seraiah, the name of several men; among them David's scribe (2 Samuel 8:17). It means "YHWH has prevailed".

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of Azariahעֲזַרְיָהazarya

Azariah

Azariah: the name of many men in the Bible: priests and officials in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:2, 5), a king of Judah also called Uzziah (2 Kings 15), one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:6), and others. The name means "YHWH has helped."

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of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהchilkiya

Hilkiah

Hilkiah: a name meaning "my portion is YHWH," borne by several men: the father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18); the high priest who found the book of the law in Josiah's time (2 Kings 22:8); the father of the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1), and others.

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Persia
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Persia

    Today: Iran

    An empire stretching from what is now Iran to Egypt; its center was in present-day Iran.

    Cyrus, king of Persia, let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1-3).

    Ezra 1:1Esther 1:3Daniel 10:12 Chronicles 36:22

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2the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

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