Where does “Esdras” come from?

Esdras comes from Latin Esdras, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς, from Hebrew עֶזְרָא, ultimately derived from Hebrew עֶזְרָה meaning help or aid.

Esdras (English): any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “Esdras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinEsdrāsEzra
2Ancient GreekἜσδρᾱςEzra
3Hebrewעֶזְרָא—
Every word from Hebrew עֶזְרָא →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς →Every word from Latin Esdrās →