Lexicon
אוּרִיָּ֫הוּ
u.riy.ya.hu
H0223B
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Uriah

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u.riy.ya.hu identifies the man named as Shemaiah’s son who prophesied against the city and land.

The sole attested use identifies a man as Shemaiah’s son and describes him as prophesying against the city and land.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a prophetic report · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in Jeremiah 26:20, where the clause identifies a man as the son of Shemaiah. In Jeremiah 26:20 the APB renders him as “Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim” and says that he prophesied against the city and land.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 26:20, the APB presents the proper name in the identification “Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim.” The verse is read as a whole, but the verse clearly treats the term as the man’s name.

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