The meaning of “עוּץ”

Understanding ʻÛwts reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H5780

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

עוּץ

Phoneticoots

TransliterationʻÛwts

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

apparently from עוּץ; consultation Uz. - § Uz = "wooded" - Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them. n pr m 1) son of Aram and grandson of Seth 2) son of Nahor by Milcah 3) an Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir n pr loc 4) the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

8 total references

Reference	Text
Genesis 22:21	“Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,”
1 Chronicles 1:42	“The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.”
Job 1:1	“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.”
Jeremiah 25:20	“And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,”
Lamentations 4:21	“Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

Most Frequent Book

Genesis

Book Distribution

Genesis3

1 Chronicles2

Job1

Jeremiah1

Lamentations1

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