Uriah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אוּרִיָּה

אוּרִיָּה

ʼÛwrîyâh · pronounced oo-ree-yaw' · Strong's H223 · a man · also spelled Urijah

Uriah means flame of Jah.

Built from

אוּר ʼûwr (from, H217) — flame open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (prolonged) אוּרִיָּהוּ ; from H217 and H3050; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites.

First appearance

2Sam 11:3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? (KJV)

Every verse that names Uriah

33 occurrences in 33 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Jeremiah

2Sam 11:32Sam 11:62Sam 11:72Sam 11:82Sam 11:92Sam 11:102Sam 11:112Sam 11:122Sam 11:142Sam 11:152Sam 11:162Sam 11:172Sam 11:212Sam 11:242Sam 11:262Sam 12:92Sam 12:102Sam 12:152Sam 23:391Kgs 15:52Kgs 16:102Kgs 16:112Kgs 16:152Kgs 16:161Chr 11:41Ezra 8:33Neh 3:4Neh 3:21Neh 8:4Isa 8:2Jer 26:20Jer 26:21Jer 26:23

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