עוּץ

utsUz
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man8 occurrences5 books8 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Uz: Son of Aram, grandson of Shem
  • Uz: Son of Nahor, Abraham's brother
  • Uz: Son of Dishan, a Horite chief
  • Uz: A region associated with Job, Edom, and Arabia

Definition

apparently from H5779; consultation; Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.
Traditional renderings: Uz.

Glossary entries

Uz (Person) Uz (Place) Huz

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Genesis 10:23ע֥וּץ · Uz
    The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
  2. Genesis 22:21ע֥וּץ · Uz
    Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
  3. Genesis 36:28ע֥וּץ · Uz
    These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:17וְע֥וּץ · Uz
    The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:42ע֥וּץ · Uz
    The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
  6. Job 1:1ע֖וּץ · of Uz
    There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
  7. Jeremiah 25:20הָע֑וּץ · of Uz
    …all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
  8. Lamentations 4:21ע֑וּץ · of Uz
    So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.