Word Study
The meaning of “עֻזִּיָּה”
Understanding ʻUzzîyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
H5818
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
עֻזִּיָּה
Phoneticooz-zee-yaw'
TransliterationʻUzzîyâh
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
or עֻזִּיָּהוּ ʻUzzîyâhûw (ooz-zeeyaw'-hoo); from עֹז and יָהּ; strength of Jah Uzziah. - § Uzziah = "my strength is Jehovah" - Uzzijah, the name of five Israelites 1) son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also 'Azariah' 2) a Kohathite Levite and ancestor of Samuel 3) a priest of the sons of Harim who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a Judaite, father of Athaiah or Uthai 5) father of Jehonathan, one of David's overseers
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
26 total references
Usage Statistics
Total Occurrences
26x
Most Frequent Book
2 Chronicles
Book Distribution
2 Kings4
1 Chronicles2
2 Chronicles12
Ezra1
Nehemiah1
Isaiah3
Hosea1
Amos1
Zechariah1
Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'עֻזִּיָּה' deepen your understanding of 2 Kings 15:32?