# Esdras

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.

## Etymology
From Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עזרא (Ezra). Doublet of Ezra.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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