ʻUzzâʼ — H5798

Definition

masculine locative proper noun

Uzza or Uzzah, the name of five Israelites

1. Uzza or Uzzah = "strength"
2. n pr m
3. a man slain by Jehovah for touching the sacred ark
4. a Benjamite of the sons of Ehud
5. ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
6. a Merarite Levite
7. n pr loc
8. the garden where kings Manasseh and Amon of Judah were buried

Usually translated as

Uzza, Uzzah

Origin

or ʻUzzâh; feminine of H5797; strength

• ʻôz (H5797)

Occurrences

ʻUzzâʼ occurs 14 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (4), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (6), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• 2 Samuel 6:3 — And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah (וְעֻזָּ֣א) and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
• 2 Samuel 6:6 — And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah (עֻזָּ֜א) put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
• 2 Samuel 6:7 — And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah (בְּעֻזָּ֔ה); and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
• 2 Samuel 6:8 — And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah (בְּעֻזָּ֑ה): and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.
• 2 Kings 21:18 — And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza (עֻזָּ֑א): and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
• 2 Kings 21:26 — And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza (עֻזָּ֑א): and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
• 1 Chronicles 6:29 — The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza (עֻזָּ֥ה) his son,
• 1 Chronicles 8:7 — And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza (עֻזָּ֖א), and Ahihud.
• 1 Chronicles 13:7 — And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza (וְעֻזָּ֣א) and Ahio drave the cart.
• 1 Chronicles 13:9 — And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza (עֻזָּ֜א) put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
• 1 Chronicles 13:10 — And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza (בְּעֻזָּ֔א), and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
• 1 Chronicles 13:11 — And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza (בְּעֻזָּ֑א): wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.
• Ezra 2:49 — The children of Uzza (עֻזָּ֥א), the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
• Nehemiah 7:51 — The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza (עֻזָּ֖א), the children of Phaseah,