1 Esdras

9.9

A book included in some Bibles but not others

noun
/ˈwʌn ˈɛzdrəs/

: 1 Esdras

Many biblical scholars refer to 1 Esdras when discussing the Apocrypha.

Examples

Some editions of the Bible include 1 Esdras among the apocryphal books.
The book of 1 Esdras is often overlooked in biblical studies.
The story in 1 Esdras overlaps significantly with accounts found in Ezra and Nehemiah.
Did you know that 1 Esdras contains many similarities to Ezra?
In the Apocryphal tradition, the story of the Israelites in Babylon is detailed in 1 Esdras.
Many scholars compare the texts of 1 Esdras with those found in the canonical Bible.
The themes of repentance and restoration are central in 1 Esdras, reflecting the historical context of the Jewish exile.

Synonyms

I Esdra

vs1 Esdras

Literature

9.9

A religious book made from parts of Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah that is not in all Bibles

is the identical book but presented under an alternate title

Surface Forms

1 Esdras singular

1 Esdras plural

Morphology

one + Esdras

The form '1 Esdras' is a simple numeral + proper name construction: it signals the first (numbered) book titled Esdras, a bibliographic naming pattern that is directly interpretable if a learner recognises the name. While the specific content (that Esdras is an apocryphal biblical book) depends on background knowledge of the proper noun, the compositional structure itself is fully transparent and cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

1 Esdras is called after the Greek form Esdras of the Hebrew name 'Ezra', which means 'help'. The number 1 shows it is the first of two similar books in older Bibles, so the title tells readers which old Bible book it is.