Strong H223H223Bאוּרִיָּ֫הוּ
Uriah
One of the 5 senses of Strong H223
- Transliteration
- 'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {oo-ree-yaw'} oo-ree-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.26.20;
son of: Shemaiah (H8098X)
son of: Shemaiah (H8098X)
Meaning of the name
Uriah or Urijah = "Jehovah (Yahweh) is my light (flame)"
General definition
In the biblical story
Uriah
Prophet from Kiriath-jearim who prophesied against Jerusalem
Uriah was a prophet from Kiriath-jearim who prophesied against Jerusalem and Judah during the reign of King Jehoiakim, and was killed for his message.
In the Bible
Strong H223B appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- urijah3
First verses
- Jeremiah 26:20And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath–jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:
- Jeremiah 26:21And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
- Jeremiah 26:23And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.