ʿḏr

Central Semitic, to help.

1. Ezra, from Hebrew ʿezrāʾ, hypocoristic form of a name such as ʿazrîʾēl, God (is) my help, from ʿazr-, ʿezr-, presuffixal form of ʿēzer, help (ʾēl, God; see ʾl).

2. Lazarus, from Hebrew ʾelʿāzār, God has helped, from ʿāzār, he has helped, lengthened form of ʿāzar, to help (ʾel, God; see ʾl).

3. Hasdrubal, from Latin Hasdrubāl, from Phoenician (Punic) *ʿazrō-baʿl, his help (is) Baal, from *ʿazrō, his help, from ʿazr, help, from *ʿzr, to help + *-ō, his (*baʿl, Baal; see bʿl).

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