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.12.19

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 • Priestly leader in the days of Joiakim

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Uzzi was a leader of the priestly family of Jedaiah during Joiakim's time.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.19;
• only referred to as Uzzi עֻזִּי.

Uzzi was a priest who served as the head of the priestly family of Jedaiah during the time of Joiakim. Joiakim was the son of Jeshua, the high priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Uzzi is mentioned in the list of priestly family heads during this period of rebuilding after the exile. As a leader of the Jedaiah family, Uzzi would have had important responsibilities in the priestly service at the newly rebuilt temple.

All entries for Uzzi: עֻזִּי