How many times is Ezra mentioned in the Bible?
The word Ezra appears 26 times in the King James Version, in 26 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Ezra 25 times.
Ezra in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Ezra counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra | 26 | 25 |
| Total | 26 | 25 |
What the name Ezra means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ezra as "help; court".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Ezra most
Ezra appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Ezra has the most (13), then Nehemiah (12) and 1 Chronicles (1).
First and last mention of Ezra
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.
And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
1 Chronicles 4:17: counted in the KJV only
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.
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Common questions
How many times is Ezra in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 26 of the 26 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Ezra appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Ezra has the most (13), then Nehemiah (12) and 1 Chronicles (1).
Where is Ezra first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 1 Chronicles 4:17: "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." The last is Nehemiah 12:36.
What does the name Ezra mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ezra as "help; court".
Ezra is also the name of a book of the Bible. See its 10 chapters, 280 verses and reading time.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.