ʼÛwrîy — H221

Definition

masculine proper noun

Uri, the name of three Israelites

1. Uri = "fiery"
2. a prince of Judah, a son of Hur who was used by God to prepare the tabernacle
3. an officer (or the father of an officer) of Solomon in Gilead
4. a porter or gatekeeper in time of Ezra who took a foreign woman as wife

Usually translated as

Uri

Origin

from H217; fiery

• Derived from ʼûwr (H217)

Occurrences

ʼÛwrîy occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (3), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1)

• Exodus 31:2 — See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri (אוּרִ֥י), the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
• Exodus 35:30 — And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri (אוּרִ֥י), the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
• Exodus 38:22 — And Bezaleel the son of Uri (אוּרִ֥י), the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
• 1 Kings 4:19 — Geber the son of Uri (אֻרִ֖י) was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
• 1 Chronicles 2:20 — And Hur begat Uri (אוּרִ֔י), and Uri begat Bezaleel.
• 1 Chronicles 2:20 — And Hur begat Uri, and Uri (וְאוּרִ֖י) begat Bezaleel.
• 2 Chronicles 1:5 — Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri (אוּרִ֣י), the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
• Ezra 10:24 — Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri (וְאוּרִֽי).