Lexicon
עֻזִּיאֵל
uz.zi.el
H5816
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Uzziel

16
Occurrences
6
Books
Hebrew
Language

uz.zi.el is a personal name used for people named in genealogies, family lines, leadership lists, and narrative action.

The term is consistently a proper name. Its occurrences chiefly identify a person within genealogies and family lists, while particular verses place a bearer of the name in a leadership group, a sanctuary-related command, or work on Jerusalem’s wall.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in family and narrative records · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every cited occurrence. In Exodus 6:18 and Numbers 3:19, the APB renders Uzziel among Kohath’s sons; Exodus 6:22 and 1 Chronicles 23:20 place sons under this name. Other settings name a bearer among Heman’s sons in 1 Chronicles 25:4, among leaders going to Mount Seir in 1 Chronicles 4:42, and among workers repairing a section near Jerusalem’s broad wall in Nehemiah 3:8.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the name as “Uzziel” in genealogical lists and narrative clauses, including family descriptions such as “sons of Uzziel.” In 1 Chronicles 6:3, however, the supplied APB verse does not print the name although the original-form field records its presence.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture