Lexical Definition
עֻזִּיָּה ʻUzzîyâh (ooz-zee-yaw') Uzziah N:N-M-P
or עֻזִּיָּהוּ ʻUzzîyâhûw (ooz-zeeyaw'-hoo); from עֹז and יָהּ; strength of Jah
Uzziah.
- § Uzziah = "my strength is Jehovah"
- Uzzijah, the name of five Israelites
1) son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also 'Azariah'
2) a Kohathite Levite and ancestor of Samuel
3) a priest of the sons of Harim who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
4) a Judaite, father of Athaiah or Uthai
5) father of Jehonathan, one of David's overseers
See Greek: Ὀζίας
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| וְעֻזִיָּֽה | and Uzziah | Ezra.10.21 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.21
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֻזִּיָּהוּ, עֻזִּיָּה proper name, masculine (my strength is ׳י; compare Old Hebrew עזיו Lzb338); —
1. Οζειας, but also Αζαριας: king of Judah = ׃עְַזַרְיָהוּ
a. עֻזִּיָּהוּ 2Kgs 15:32; 2Kgs 15:34; 2Chr 26:1; 2Chr 26:3; 2Chr 26:8; 2Chr 26:9; 2Chr 26:11; 2Chr 26:14; 2Chr 26:18 (twice in verse); 2Chr 26:19; 2Chr 26:21; 2Chr 26:22; 2Chr 26:23; 2Chr 27:2; Isa 1:1; Isa 6:1; Isa 7:1.
b. עֻזִּיָּה 2Kgs 15:13; 2Kgs 15:30; Hos 1:1; Amos 1:1; Zech 14:5.
2. עֻזִּיָּהוּ father of an officer of David 1Chr 27:25.
3. עֻזִּיָּה Levite name 1Chr 6:9*.
4. id.: priest with foreign wife Ezra 10:21.
5. id.: name in Judah Neh 11:4 (also vNeh 11:5 ᵐ5 for חזיה). — See also יַעֲזִיָּהוּ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 15:13 · 15:30 · 15:32 · 15:34 |
| 1 Chronicles | 6:9* · 27:25 |
| 2 Chronicles | 26:1 · 26:3 · 26:8 · 26:9 · 26:11 · 26:14 · 26:18 · 26:19 · 26:21 · 26:22 · 26:23 · 27:2 |
| Ezra | 10:21 |
| Nehemiah | 11:4 · 11:5 |
| Isaiah | 1:1 · 6:1 · 7:1 |
| Hosea | 1:1 |
| Amos | 1:1 |
| Zechariah | 14:5 |
Profile
Male • Returned divorcee • Israelite who married a foreign wife
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Uzziah was an Israelite who had married a foreign wife during the Exile.
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.21;
- only referred to as Uzziah עֻזִּיָּה.
Uzziah is mentioned in the list of men who had taken foreign wives during the Babylonian exile. This was discovered when Ezra, the priest and scribe, returned to Jerusalem and found that many Israelites had intermarried with the pagan peoples of the land. Uzziah was one of those who had violated God's command not to intermarry with foreigners. In response to Ezra's call for repentance, Uzziah and the others agreed to put away their foreign wives and children to maintain the purity of the Jewish people.
All entries for Uzziah: עֻזִּיָּה