Ez·ra 1 (?z?r?) A Hebrew high priest of the fifth century bc who led many Jews back to Jerusalem after their Babylonian exile.[Hebrew ‘ezr?’, a nickname, perhaps for ‘azrî’?l, God is my help; see ??r in Semitic roots.]Ez·ra 2 (?z?r?)n. See Table at Bible.[After Ezra.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Ezra (??zr?) n1. (Bible) 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 captivity2. (Bible) the book recounting his efforts to perform this taskCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ez?ra (??z r?) n. 1. a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.