Lexical Definition

‎אוּרִיאֵל‎ ʼÛwrîyʼêl (oo-ree-ale') Uriel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אוּר‎ and ‎אֵל‎; flame of God

Uriel.

• § Uriel = "God (El) is my light"
• Uriel, the name of two Israelites

1) chief of the Levitical line of Kohath in David's time
2) maternal grandfather of Abijah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.5

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אוּרִיאֵל‎ proper name, masculine (flame of El or my light is El, see ‎אֵל‎ below ‎אלה‎; compare Phoenician ‎ארמלך‎ in Assyrian Urumilki (Sen^{Taylor Cylind.ii.50}, compare COT^{2Kgs 18:13}))

1. chief of Levitical line of Kohath, in time of David 1Chr 6:9*; 1Chr 15:5; 1Chr 15:11.

2. maternal grandfather of Abijah 2Chr 13:2.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Kohathite leader who helped bring the ark to Jerusalem

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Uriel, a Kohathite leader, assisted in bringing the ark to Jerusalem.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.5;
• only referred to as Uriel אוּרִיאֵל.

Uriel was a leader of the Kohathite clan during the reign of King David. He is mentioned as one of the Levites whom David summoned to help bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. Uriel, along with other Levite leaders, consecrated themselves to carry the ark on the second attempt after the first failed. He played an important role in this sacred task of transporting the ark to its new resting place in the City of David.

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