- a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
- a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Ezr.
- a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “help.”
- a Jewish priest of the 5th century bc, who was sent from Babylon by the Persian king Artaxerxes I to reconstitute observance of the Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the captivity
- the book recounting his efforts to perform this task
