Lexical Definition

‎עֻזִּי‎ ʻUzzîy (ooz-zee') Uzzi ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָזַז‎; forceful

Uzzi.

• § Uzzi = "strong"
• Uzzi, the name of six Israelites

1) a Levite, son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah in the line of the high priest although apparently never high priest himself
2) son of Tola and grandson of Issachar
3) a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a family of Benjamin
4) son of Michri and father of Elah and an ancestor of a family of returned exiles settling in Jerusalem. Maybe same as 3
5) a Levite, son of Bani, and an overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
6) a priest, chief of the father's house of Jedaiah, in the time of Joiakim the high priest
7) one of the priests who helped Ezra in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. Maybe same as 6

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.22
• son of: Bani (בָּנִי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֻזִּי‎ proper name, masculine Οζει:

1. Levites:
a. 1Chr 5:31*; 1Chr 5:32*; 1Chr 6:36*; Ezra 7:4.
b. Neh 11:22.
c. priestly name Neh 12:19; Neh 12:42.

2. name in Issachar 1Chr 7:2; 1Chr 7:3.

3. Benjamite name 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 9:8.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Bani • Levite overseer in Jerusalem

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Uzzi, a Levite, was an overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.22;
• only referred to as Uzzi עֻזִּי;
• a son of Bani בָּנִי.

Uzzi was a Levite who served as an overseer of the Levites living in Jerusalem. He is mentioned in the list of people who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Uzzi was the son of Bani, from the descendants of Asaph, one of the main Levite clans responsible for music and singing in temple worship. As an overseer, Uzzi likely had leadership responsibilities for the Levites serving in the city and at the temple.

All entries for Uzzi: עֻזִּי

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• Bani (father)