Biblical Persons & Places
Uzza
Man living before Israel's Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7;
only referred to as Uzza (עֻזָּא);
son of Ehud;
a brother of Naaman, Ahijah, Gera and Ahihud.
Uzza
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.49;
only referred to as Uzza (עֻזָּא).
Uzzah
Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.29;
only referred to as Uzzah (עֻזָּה);
a son of Shimei;
father of Shimea.
Uzzah
Man living at the time of United Monarchy
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.6.3;
referred to as Uzzah (עֻזָּא), or Perez-uzzah (NIV= Perez Uzzah) (פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא);
son of Abinadab;
a brother of Eleazar and Ahio.
Strong's Definition
Uzza or Uzzah, the name of five Israelites
Derivation: or עֻזָּה; feminine of H5797 (עֹז); strength;
KJV Usage: Uzza, Uzzah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Uzza or Uzzah = "strength"
n pr m
1) a man slain by Jehovah for touching the sacred ark
2) a Benjamite of the sons of Ehud
3) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
4) a Merarite Levite
n pr loc
5) the garden where kings Manasseh and Amon of Judah were buried
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֻזָּה / עֻזָּא
‛ûzzâ / ‛ûzzâh
BDB Definition:
Uzza or Uzzah = strength
1) a man slain by Jehovah for touching the sacred ark (noun proper masculine)
2) a Benjamite of the sons of Ehud (noun proper masculine)
3) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with (noun proper masculine)
4) a Merarite Levite (noun proper masculine)
5) the garden where kings Manasseh and Amon of Judah were buried (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 14