Strongs Number: H223
- Hebrew Word
- אוּרִיָּה
- Transliteration
- ʼÛwrîyâh
- Phonetic
- oo-ree-yaw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
flame of Jah; {Urijah} the name of one Hittite and five Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Uriah or Urijah = "Jehovah (Yahweh) is my light (flame)"
1. Hittite husband of Bathsheba
2. a priest who built king Ahaz' heathen altar
3. a priest who rebuilt Jerusalem's wall
4. a prophet slain by Jehoiakim
- Origin
- From H217 and H3050
- Bible Usage
- {Uriah} Urijah.