'ezra (עזרה) means help in Hebrew.
It can also mean aid and assistance. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
help, aid, assistance
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for 'ezra.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תוספת כוח או משאבים לביצוע הפעולה.
וּמַה־תַּעֲשׂוּ לְיוֹם פְּקֻדָּה, וּלְשׁוֹאָה מִמֶּרְחָק תָּבוֹא; עַל־מִי תָּנוּסוּ לְעֶזְרָה, וְאָנָה תַעַזְבוּ כְּבוֹדְכֶם?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word 'ezra is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֶזְרָה
- Written without vowel points
- עזרה
- Said
- 'ezra
- Root
- ע־ז־ר
- Pattern
- קֶטְלָה
- Plural
- עֶזְרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' עֶזְרוֹת; עֶזְרַת־
- Gematria
- 282
This is how 'ezra is said in other languages.
- English
- help, aid, assistance
- Arabic
- مُساعَدة
These words mean nearly the same as 'ezra.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of 'ezra.
- הפרעה
- מטרדnuisance
- מכשולobstacle
- נגף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with 'ezra.
The word 'ezra is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בעזרת השם
- עזרה ראשונה
- עזרה שניה
- עזרה שלישית
- עזרה הדדית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word 'ezra comes from the root ע־ז־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after 'ezra in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word 'ezra.
What does 'ezra (עזרה) mean in Hebrew?
'ezra (עזרה) means help, aid, and assistance. It is said 'ezra, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for 'ezra (עזרה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as 'ezra (עזרה) are סיוע, תגבורת, תמיכה, עזר, and גלגל הצלה.
What is the opposite of 'ezra (עזרה)?
Words that mean the opposite of 'ezra (עזרה) are הפרעה, מטרד, מכשול, and נגף.
What rhymes with 'ezra (עזרה)?
Words that rhyme with 'ezra (עזרה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עזרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.