עֻזִּי

Strong’s Definition

Uzzi, the name of six Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H5810 (עָזַז); forceful;

KJV Usage

Uzzi.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a levite, son of bukki and father of zerahiah in the line of the high priest although apparently never high priest himself
• 2.son of tola and grandson of issachar
• 3.a benjamite, son of bela and head of a family of benjamin
• 4.son of michri and father of elah and an ancestor of a family of returned exiles settling in jerusalem. maybe same as 3
• 5.a levite, son of bani, and an overseer of the levites in jerusalem in the time of nehemiah
• 6.a priest, chief of the father's house of jedaiah, in the time of joiakim the high priest
• 7.one of the priests who helped ezra in the dedication of the wall of jerusalem. maybe same as 6

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻUzzîy; Pronunciation: ooz-zee'