Strong's H5813 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עֻזִּי (ʻUzzîy)

Pronunciation: ooz-zee'

POS: ooz-zee' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from ; forceful;

Definition: from עָזַז; forceful; Uzzi, the name of six Israelites; Uzzi.

KJV Usage: Uzzi.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Uzzi = "strong"
• 2. 1) a Levite, son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah in the line of the high priest although apparently never high priest himself
• 3. 2) son of Tola and grandson of Issachar
• 4. 3) a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a family of Benjamin
• 5. 4) son of Michri and father of Elah and an ancestor of a family of returned exiles settling in Jerusalem. Maybe same as 3
• 6. 5) a Levite, son of Bani, and an overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
• 7. 6) a priest, chief of the father's house of Jedaiah, in the time of Joiakim the high priest
• 8. 7) one of the priests who helped Ezra in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. Maybe same as 6

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