Lexical Definition

‎עוּתַי‎ ʻÛwthay (oo-thah'-ee) Uthai ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עוּת‎; succoring

Uthai.

• § Uthai = "helpful"
• Uthai, the name of two Israelites

1) son of Ammihud and a descendant of Pharez of Judah
2) one of the sons of Bigvai who returned from exile with the 2nd caravan with Ezra

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.14

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עוּתַי‎

proper name, masculine 1. name in Judah 1Chr 9:4, Γωθει (= ‎עֲתָיָה‎ Neh 11:4).

2. Ezra 8:14, Ουθι.

‎עַז‎, ‎עֹז‎, ‎עֻזָּא‎ see ‎עזז‎. ‎עֵז‎ see ‎ענז‎. p. 738-39, 777

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Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Exile who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Uthai, along with Zabbud, led a group returning to Jerusalem with Ezra.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.14;
• only referred to as Uthai עוּתַי.

Uthai was one of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon with Ezra the scribe. He, along with Zabbud, is recorded as leading a group of 70 males of the descendants of Bigvai in this return journey. This took place during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, who commissioned Ezra to lead a group back to Judah to reestablish worship and law according to the Torah. Uthai was part of this important group helping to restore Jewish life in Jerusalem after the exile.

All entries for Uthai: עוּתַי