Uzzi
Uzzi is a given name. One derivation is biblical, from Uzzî (Hebrew: עֻזִּי) meaning "my strength".[1] The name can also be transliterated as Uzi.[1] It may be a nickname for Uzza/Uzzah, Uzzia/Uzziah, and Uziel/Uzziel.[2][1]
Biblical characters with this name:
- Uzzi, high priest of Israel (Greek: Οζι in 1 Chr., Σαουια in Ezra; Latin: Ozi), the son of Bukki, a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4)
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Preceded by Bukki | High Priest of Israel | Succeeded by Eli |
- Uzzi ben Sashai was the 3rd Samaritan High Priest according to Samaritan Genealogical Records.[3][4] He may be identical to the Jewish High Priest, as his predecessor Bukki also may have been, although the patronyms imply different fathers which might be a product of an adoption or levirate marriage or being two different individuals
Preceded by Bukki | Samaritan High Priest | Succeeded by Sashai II |
According to Samaritan tradition, Uzzi hid the tent sanctuary of the desert wandering (Mishkan) in a cave on Mount Gerizim when the Israelites introduced the cult in Shiloh, which was illegitimate from the Samaritan point of view.[5]
Patrilineal descent |
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- Uzzi, (Greek: Οζι; Latin: Ozi), a grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3)
- Uzzi, (Greek: Οζι; Latin: Ozi), a son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7)
- Uzzi, (Greek: Οζι; Latin: Ozi), a Benjamite, a chief in the tribe (1 Chr. 9:8)
- Uzzi, (Greek: Οζι; Latin: Azzi), a son of Bani, had the oversight of the Levites after the return from captivity (Neh. 11:22)
- Uzzi, (Greek: Οζι; Latin: Azzi), the head of the house of Jedaiah, one of "the chief of the priests" (Neh. 12:19)
- Uzzi, (Greek: Οζι; Latin: Azzi) a priest who assisted in the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:42)
Other people with this given name include:
- Alin Adrian "Uzzi" Demeter, Romanian Hip-Hop artist and member of B.U.G. Mafia
- Uzzi Ornan (1923–2022), Israeli linguist and social activist
- Uzzi Reiss (born 1945), American physician
See also
- Uzi (disambiguation)
References
- ^ a b c "Uzi meaning". Abarim Publications. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Uzzi meaning". Abarim Publications. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Smith, John (2017-09-21). "On the Y-DNA of the Lost Tribes of Israel". doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5422696.v7.
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(help) - ^ Gaster, M. “The Chain of Samaritan High Priests: A Synchronistic Synopsis: Published for the First Time.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1909, pp. 393–420. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25210743. Accessed 21 September 2020.
- ^ Reinhard Achenbach : Samaria III. Religion, history, and literature of the Samaritans . In: Religion Past and Present (RGG). 4th edition. Volume 7, Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen 2004, Sp. 817-818.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Uzzi". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
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