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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ע֥וּץ | Uz | Gen.22.21 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21
- son of: Nahor (נָחוֹר) and Milcah (מִלְכָּה)
- brother of: Buz (בּוּז), Kemuel (קְמוּאֵל), Chesed (כֶּשֶׂד), Hazo (חֲזוֹ), Pildash (פִּלְדָּשׁ), Jidlaph (יִדְלָף) and Bethuel (בְּתוּאֵל)
- half-brother of: Tebah (טֶבַח), Gaham (גַּחַם), Tahash (תַּחַשׁ) and Maacah (מַעֲכָה)
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 • Son of Nahor • Son of Nahor, Abraham's brother
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Uz, son of Nahor and nephew of Abraham, was an Aramean.
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21;
- only referred to as Uz עוּץ;
- son of Nahor נָחוֹר and Milcah מִלְכָּה;
- a brother of Buz בּוּז, Kemuel קְמוּאֵל, Chesed כֶּשֶׂד, Hazo חֲזוֹ, Pildash פִּלְדָּשׁ, Jidlaph יִדְלָף and Bethuel בְּתוּאֵל;
- half-brother of: Tebah טֶבַח, Gaham גַּחַם, Tahash תַּחַשׁ and Maacah מַעֲכָה.
Uz was the son of Nahor, who was the brother of Abraham. He is mentioned in the genealogy of Abraham's family, which lists the descendants of his brother Nahor. Uz was one of Nahor's sons born to his wife Milcah in Paddan-aram, the region where Abraham originally came from. As Abraham's nephew, Uz was part of the extended family that formed the early Semitic peoples living in Mesopotamia.
All entries for Uz: עוּץ