Uzza — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֻזָּא

עֻזָּא

ʻUzzâʼ · pronounced ooz-zaw' · Strong's H5798 · a man and a place · also spelled Uzzah

Uzza means strength.

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Strong's definition

or עֻזָּה; feminine of H5797; strength; Uzza or Uzzah, the name of five Israelites.

First appearance

2Sam 6:3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. (KJV)

Every verse that names Uzza

14 occurrences in 14 verses — 2 Samuel, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

2Sam 6:32Sam 6:62Sam 6:72Sam 6:82Kgs 21:182Kgs 21:261Chr 6:141Chr 8:71Chr 13:71Chr 13:91Chr 13:101Chr 13:11Ezra 2:49Neh 7:51

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