Strong H5780H5780Jעוּץ
Uz
One of the 4 senses of Strong H5780
- Transliteration
- ‛ûts
- Pronunciation
- oots
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Uz, a region mentioned in the Bible as the homeland of Job, possibly located in Edom or Arabia (Job 1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21).
Meaning of the name
Uz = "wooded"
General definition
Apparently from H5779; consultation;
{Uts} a son of {Aram} also a {Seirite} and the regions settled by them: - Uz.
{Uts} a son of {Aram} also a {Seirite} and the regions settled by them: - Uz.
In the biblical story
Uz
A region associated with Job, Edom, and Arabia
Uz, a region mentioned in the Bible as the homeland of Job, possibly located in Edom or Arabia (Job 1:1; Jer. 25:20; Lam. 4:21).
In the Bible
Strong H5780J appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- uz3
First verses
- Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
- Jeremiah 25:20And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
- Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.