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Lexicon :: Strong's H223 - 'ûrîyâ

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אוּרִיָּה
Transliteration
'ûrîyâ
Pronunciation
oo-ree-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אוּרִיָּה ʼÛwrîyâh, oo-ree-yaw'; or (prolonged) אוּרִיָּהוּ ʼÛwrîyâhûw ; from H217 and H3050; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites:—Uriah, Urijah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H223 in the following manner: Uriah (28x), Urijah (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H223 in the following manner: Uriah (28x), Urijah (11x).

  1. Uriah or Urijah = "Jehovah (Yahweh) is my light (flame)"

    1. Hittite husband of Bathsheba

    2. a priest who built king Ahaz' heathen altar

    3. a priest who rebuilt Jerusalem's wall

    4. a prophet slain by Jehoiakim

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אוּרִיָּה ʼÛwrîyâh, oo-ree-yaw'; or (prolonged) אוּרִיָּהוּ ʼÛwrîyâhûw ; from H217 and H3050; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites:—Uriah, Urijah.
STRONGS H223: Abbreviations
אוּרִיָּה proper name, masculine (flame of Yah or my light is Yah see H3050 יָהּ).
1. Hittite husband of Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:3f; 2 Samuel 23:39.
2. priest in reign of Ahaz Isaiah 8:2; 2 Kings 16:10f.
3. priest in time of Nehemiah Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4, 21; Nehemiah 8:4.

† אוּרִיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine (flame of Yahweh or my light is Yahweh see H3068 יהוה) a prophet slain by Jehoiakim Jeremiah 26:20.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

11:3; 23:39

2 Kings

16:10

Ezra

8:33

Nehemiah

3:4; 3:21; 8:4

Isaiah

8:2

Jeremiah

26:20

H223

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H223 matches the Hebrew אוּרִיָּה ('ûrîyâ),
which occurs 39 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:3 - So David sent someone to inquire about the woman. The messenger said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:6 - So David sent a message to Joab that said, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:7 - When Uriah came to him, David asked about how Joab and the army were doing and how the campaign was going.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:8 - Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your home and relax." When Uriah left the palace, the king sent a gift to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:9 - But Uriah stayed at the door of the palace with all the servants of his lord. He did not go down to his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:10 - So they informed David, "Uriah has not gone down to his house." So David said to Uriah, "Haven't you just arrived from a journey? Why haven't you gone down to your house?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:11 - Uriah replied to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah reside in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and my lord's soldiers are camping in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and have marital relations with my wife? As surely as you are alive, I will not do this thing!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:12 - So David said to Uriah, "Stay here another day. Tomorrow I will send you back." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem both that day and the following one.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:14 - In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:15 - In the letter he wrote: "Station Uriah in the thick of the battle and then withdraw from him so he will be cut down and killed."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:16 - So as Joab kept watch on the city, he stationed Uriah at the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers were.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:17 - When the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, some of David's soldiers fell in battle. Uriah the Hittite also died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:21 - Who struck down Abimelech the son of Jerub-Besheth? Didn't a woman throw an upper millstone down on him from the wall so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go so close to the wall?' just say to him, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:24 - Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall and some of the king's soldiers died. Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:26 - When Uriah's wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:9 - Why have you shown contempt for the word of the LORD by doing evil in my sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and you have taken his wife as your own! You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:10 - So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:15 - Then Nathan went to his home. The LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:39 - and Uriah the Hittite. Altogether there were thirty-seven.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:5 - He did this because David had done what he approved and had not disregarded any of his commandments his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:10 - When King Ahaz went to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria in Damascus, he saw the altar there. King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a drawing of the altar and a blueprint for its design.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:11 - Uriah the priest built an altar in conformity to the plans King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. Uriah the priest finished it before King Ahaz arrived back from Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:15 - King Ahaz ordered Uriah the priest, "On the large altar offer the morning burnt sacrifice, the evening grain offering, the royal burnt sacrifices and grain offering, the burnt sacrifice for all the people of Israel, their grain offering, and their libations. Sprinkle all the blood of the burnt sacrifice and other sacrifices on it. The bronze altar will be for my personal use."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:16 - So Uriah the priest did exactly as King Ahaz ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:41 - Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Achli,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:33 - On the fourth day we weighed out the silver, the gold, and the vessels in the house of our God into the care of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest, and Eleazar son of Phinehas, who were accompanied by Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui, who were Levites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:4 - Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakoz, worked on the section adjacent to them. Meshullam son of Berechiah the son of Meshezabel worked on the section next to them. And Zadok son of Baana worked on the section adjacent to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:21 - After him Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, worked on another section from the door of Eliashib's house to the end of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:4 - Ezra the scribe stood on a towering wooden platform constructed for this purpose. Standing near him on his right were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Masseiah. On his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - Then I will summon as my reliable witnesses Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:20 - Now there was another man who prophesied as the LORD's representative against this city and this land just as Jeremiah did. His name was Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath Jearim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:21 - When the king and all his bodyguards and officials heard what he was prophesying, the king sought to have him executed. But Uriah found out about it and fled to Egypt out of fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:23 - and they brought Uriah back from there. They took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him executed and had his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.
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