Strong H223H223Gאוּרִיָּה

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 man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.16.10

Meaning of the name

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

General definition

From H217 and H3050; flame of Jah;
{Urijah} the name of one Hittite and five Israelites: - {Uriah} Urijah.

In the biblical story

Uriah

Priest during the reign of King Ahaz

Uriah was a priest during the reign of King Ahaz who followed the king's instructions in building a new altar based on a pagan model from Damascus.

In the Bible

Strong H223G appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • urijah4
  • uriah1

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 16:10
    And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
  2. 2 Kings 16:11
    And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.
  3. 2 Kings 16:15
    And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.
  4. 2 Kings 16:16
    Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
  5. Isaiah 8:2
    And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
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