Uz
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
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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.
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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.