Uzzi — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֻזִּי

עֻזִּי

ʻUzzîy · pronounced ooz-zee' · Strong's H5813 · a man

Uzzi means forceful.

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עָזַז ʻâzaz (from, H5810) — to be stout (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

from H5810; forceful; Uzzi, the name of six Israelites.

11 occurrences in 11 verses — 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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