Lexicon
עוּץ
uts
H5780
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Uz

8
Occurrences
5
Books
Hebrew
Language

uts is a proper name used for people in genealogies and for a land associated with Job and Edom.

The attested use most often identifies people within genealogical lists, while several passages use the same proper name for a land: Job is located there, its kings are named, and Edom is said to dwell there.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in genealogical lists · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in genealogical statements. In Genesis 10:23 the APB renders Uz among Aram's sons; Genesis 22:21 names Uz as a firstborn and Buz as his brother; 1 Chronicles 1:42 and Genesis 36:28 place Uz beside Aran among the sons of Dishon/Dishan.

  2. Name of a land · common

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper where it occurs in clauses about a land. In Job 1:1 the APB renders Job as a man "in the land of Uz"; Jeremiah 25:20 names kings of that land, and Lamentations 4:21 addresses Edom as dwelling there.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Uz" in genealogical lists and as "the land of Uz" in Job 1:1, Jeremiah 25:20, and Lamentations 4:21. These phrases reflect the verse contexts rather than a word-by-word alignment.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture