Strongs Number: H5813
- Hebrew Word
- עֻזִּי
- Transliteration
- ʻUzzîy
- Phonetic
- ooz-zee'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
forceful; {Uzzi} the name of six Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Uzzi = "strong"
1. a Levite, son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah in the line of the high priest although apparently never high priest himself
2. son of Tola and grandson of Issachar
3. a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a family of Benjamin
4. son of Michri and father of Elah and an ancestor of a family of returned exiles settling in Jerusalem. Maybe same as 3
5. a Levite, son of Bani, and an overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
6. a priest, chief of the father's house of Jedaiah, in the time of Joiakim the high priest
7. one of the priests who helped Ezra in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. Maybe same as 6
- Origin
- From H5810
- Bible Usage
- Uzzi.