Strong H223H223Iאוּרִיָּה
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 Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4
Meaning of the name
Uriah or Urijah = "Jehovah (Yahweh) is my light (flame)"
General definition
In the biblical story
Uriah
Priest who assisted Ezra in reading the Law
Uriah was one of the priests who assisted Ezra in reading the Law to the people during the religious revival in Jerusalem.
In the Bible
Strong H223I appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- urijah1
First verses
- Nehemiah 8:4And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.