Lexical Definition
עוּץ ʻÛwts (oots) Uz N:N-M-P
apparently from עוּץ; consultation
Uz.
- § Uz = "wooded"
- Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.
n pr m
1) son of Aram and grandson of Seth
2) son of Nahor by Milcah
3) an Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir
n pr loc
4) the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert
Extended Information
- A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23
- son of: Aram (אֲרָם)
- brother of: Hul (חוּל), Gether (גֶּתֶר) and Mash (מַשׁ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עוּץ proper name
1. masculine a. (eldest) 'son' of Aram Gen 10:23 (P), = 'son' of Shem 1Chr 1:17, ᵐ5 Ως, ᵐ5L Chronicles Ουζ.
b. eldest 'son' of Nahor Gen 22:21 (J), A Ωξ, ᵐ5L Ωζ.
c. Edomite name Gen 36:28 = 1Chr 1:42, ᵐ5 Ως, ᵐ5L Ους
2. location (=
1. a, b, possibly also c), מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ הָעוּץ Jer 25:20 (ᵐ5 omitted); בְּאֶרֶץעֿוּץ Job 1:1 (home of Job), ᵐ5 Αυσιτις; Lam 4:21 (strike out עוּץ ᵐ5 compare Bu and references); on Uz as vague name for east country see especially Buix. f.; DlPa 259, ZKF ii. 87 ff. puts in Hauran, or north (northeast) therefrom, = Assyrian Uƒƒu, but dubious with name עוּץ RSK 261 compare Arabic proper name, of divinity. 
, so WeHeid. 2, 146; against this NöZMG xi (1886), 183 f., but see reply RSSem i. 43.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:23 · 22:21 · 36:28 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:17 · 1:42 |
| Job | 1:1 |
| Jeremiah | 25:20 |
| Lamentations | 4:21 |
Profile
Male • Grandson of Shem • Son of Aram, grandson of Shem
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Uz, son of Aram and grandson of Shem, was an early Semitic patriarch.
- A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23;
- only referred to as Uz עוּץ;
- son of Aram אֲרָם;
- a brother of Hul חוּל, Gether גֶּתֶר and Mash מַשׁ.
Uz was the son of Aram and grandson of Shem, son of Noah. He is mentioned twice in the Table of Nations which records the descendants of Noah's sons who spread out and populated the earth after the flood. Uz was an early post-flood patriarch whose descendants likely settled in the region that bore his name, the land of Uz. This area was probably located east of the Jordan River in what is now northern Saudi Arabia. The Book of Job identifies the land of Uz as Job's homeland. Uz's mention helps trace the Semitic peoples descended from Shem.
All entries for Uz: עוּץ