In the bible, Ezrah is the name of the father of Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon (1CH 4:17). Meaning of the name: help, aid, support; helper, ally. Related names are: Ishbah, Eshtemoa,
Shammai (and others ...)
. The translations of Ezrah in 10 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Ezra in Esperanto to
Εσρι in Greek!
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. (1CH 4:17)