Lexical Definition

‎עֻזִּיָּא‎ ʻUzzîyâʼ (ooz-zee-yaw') Uzzia ^N:N-M-P
perhaps for ‎עֻזִּיָּה‎

Uzzia.

• § Uzzia = "strength of Jehovah"
• Uzzija, an Israelite

1) one of David's mighty warriors

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.44

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֻזִּיָּא‎ proper name, masculine (= foregoing; compare Gray^{Prop. N. 295}); — hero of David 1Chr 11:44, Οζεια(ς).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • David's warrior • Ashterathite, one of David's mighty warriors

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Uzzia the Ashterathite was one of David's mighty warriors.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.44;
• only referred to as Uzzia עֻזִּיָּא.

Uzzia the Ashterathite is mentioned in the list of David's mighty warriors, also known as David's "Thirty." This list includes the most elite and skilled soldiers who fought alongside David. Uzzia is described as an Ashterathite, which likely indicates he was from the city of Ashtaroth, a Levitical city in the territory of Manasseh.

All entries for Uzzia: עֻזִּיָּא