Lexical Definition

‎עֻזָּא‎ ʻUzzâʼ (ooz-zaw') Uzzah ^N:N-M-P
or עֻזָּה ʻUzzâh (ooz-zaw'); feminine of ‎עֹז‎; strength

Uzza, Uzzah.

• § Uzza or Uzzah = "strength"
• Uzza or Uzzah, the name of five Israelites

n pr m
1) a man slain by Jehovah for touching the sacred ark
2) a Benjamite of the sons of Ehud
3) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
4) a Merarite Levite
n pr loc
5) the garden where kings Manasseh and Amon of Judah were buried

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.49
• a Merarite Levite

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֻזָּא‎ proper name, masculine Οζα, Αζα :

1. driver of the ark 2Sam 6:3 = ‎עֻזָּה‎ v2Sam 6:6 v2Sam 6:7 v2Sam 6:8 = ‎עֻזָּא‎ 1Chr 13:7; 1Chr 13:9; 1Chr 13:10; 1Chr 13:11.

2. in ‎גַּןעֻֿזָּא‎ burial-place of Manasseh and Amon 2Kgs 21:18; 2Kgs 21:26 (‎׳‎‎ע‎ perhaps = ‎עֻזִּיָּה‎, compare Sta^{G i. 569, ii. 679} Kit).

3. Benjamite name 1Chr 8:7.

4. head of family of returned exiles Ezra 2:49 = Neh 7:51.

‎עֻזָּה‎

proper name, masculine 1. Levite name 1Chr 6:14*, Οζ(ι)α, Αζα.

2. see ‎עֻזָּא‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylon

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Uzza was an ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.49;
• only referred to as Uzza עֻזָּא.

Uzza is mentioned as an ancestor of some of the temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity. These servants were likely descendants of people who had been assigned by David and the leaders to assist the Levites in the temple service. The list in Ezra and Nehemiah records those who came back to help rebuild Jerusalem and restore the temple worship after the exile.

All entries for Uzza: עֻזָּא