ezra · help

What it means

ezra (עֶזְרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “help”.

Aid.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Aid that reaches one in need; above all that which comes from God.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Judges×2
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Job×2
• Psalms×14
• Isaiah×4
• Jeremiah×1
• Lamentations×1
• Nahum×1

• Judges 5:23

  ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of YHWH, ‘surely curse its inhabitants, because they did not come to the help of YHWH, to the help of YHWH against the mighty men.’

• 2 Chronicles 28:21

  For Ahaz took a portion from the house of YHWH and from the house of the king and from the officials, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it was not of help to him.

• Job 6:13

  Is it not that there is no help for me in me, and success has been driven away from me?

• Job 31:21

  if I raised my hand against the orphan, because I saw my help in the gate,

• Psalms 22:19

  But you, YHWH, do not be far; my strength, hurry to my help.

• Psalms 27:9

  Do not hide your face from me; do not turn away your servant in anger; my help you have been; do not leave me nor abandon me, Elohim of my salvation.

• Psalms 35:2

  Take hold of shield and large shield, and rise up to my help.

• Psalms 38:22

  Hurry to my help, Adonai, my salvation.

• Psalms 40:13

  Be pleased, YHWH, to deliver me; YHWH, hurry to my help.

• Psalms 40:17

  And I am afflicted and needy; Adonai will think of me; my help and the one who brings me to safety are you; my Elohim, do not delay.

• Psalms 44:26

  Rise up, as help for us, and ransom us for the sake of your loyal love.

• Psalms 46:1

  For the director. Of the sons of Korah. On Alamot. A song. Elohim is for us a refuge and strength, a help in distresses very easily found.

• Psalms 60:11

  Give us help against the adversary, for falsehood is the salvation of a human being.

• Psalms 63:7

  For you have been a help to me, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy.

• Psalms 70:1

  For the director. Of David. For remembrance. Elohim, to deliver me, YHWH, hurry to my help.

• Psalms 71:12

  Elohim, do not be far from me; my Elohim, hurry to my help.

• Psalms 94:17

  Unless YHWH had been a help to me, my soul would soon have dwelt in the silence.

• Psalms 108:12

  Give us help against the adversary, for falsehood is the salvation of a human being.

• Isaiah 10:3

  And what will you do on the day of visitation, and in the storm that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?

• Isaiah 20:6

  And the inhabitant of this coastland will say on that day, ‘Look, such is our hope, where we fled for help to be delivered from before the king of Assyria! And how will we escape?’”

• Isaiah 31:1

  Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and YHWH they do not seek!

• Isaiah 31:2

  And yet he is wise, and he brings evil, and his words he does not take back; and he will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who work wickedness.

• Jeremiah 37:7

  “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Thus you will say to the king of Judah, who sends you to me to inquire of me: ‘Look, the army of Pharaoh that has come out to you to help you is returning to its land, to Egypt.

• Lamentations 4:17

  Still our eyes are spent looking for our help, in vain; from our watchtower we kept watch for a nation that does not save.

• Nahum 3:9

  Cush was her strength, and Egypt, and there was no end; Put and the Libyans were your help.

And 1 more times.