Word Study · Strong's H223 · Hebrew
אוּרִיָּה
uriah
oo-ree-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼÛwrîyâh
“Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Uriah, Urijah.
- 39occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 21inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 39 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 21
- אוּרִיָּ֥ה6
- אוּרִיָּ֣ה6
- אֽוּרִיָּה֙4
- אוּרִיָּ֗ה3
- אֽוּרִיָּ֖ה2
- אוּרִיָּ֖ה2
- אוּרִיָּ֛ה2
- אוּרִיָּ֜ה1
- אוּרִיָּ֧ה1
- אֽוּרִיָּ֗ה1
- א֣וּרִיָּ֔ה1
- אֽוּרִיָּ֔ה1
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 3
- Uriah37
- and Uriah1
- to Uriah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)37
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 37
- HC/Npm · 1
- HR/Npm · 1
All 39, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Samuel24 of 39 · 62%
- 2 Kings5 of 39 · 13%
- Nehemiah3 of 39 · 8%
- Jeremiah3 of 39 · 8%
- 1 Kings1 of 39 · 3%
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel24 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 11:3אוּרִיָּ֥הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:6אֽוּרִיָּ֖הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)At this, David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:6אֽוּרִיָּ֖הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)At this, David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:7אוּרִיָּ֖הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:8לְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הleuriyahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.here: to Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:8אֽוּרִיָּה֙ʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:9אוּרִיָּ֗הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:10אוּרִיָּ֖הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)And David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” “Haven’t you just arrived from a journey?” David asked Uriah. “Why didn’t you go home?”here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:10אוּרִיָּ֗הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)And David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” “Haven’t you just arrived from a journey?” David asked Uriah. “Why didn’t you go home?”here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:11אוּרִיָּ֜הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:12אוּרִיָּ֗הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)“Stay here one more day,” David said to Uriah, “and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:12אוּרִיָּ֧הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)“Stay here one more day,” David said to Uriah, “and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:14אוּרִיָּֽה׃ʾuriyahproper noun (a name)The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:15אֽוּרִיָּ֗הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:16א֣וּרִיָּ֔הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he saw the strongest enemy soldiers.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:17אוּרִיָּ֥הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:21אוּרִיָּ֥הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Who was the one to strike Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If so, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:24אוּרִיָּ֥הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s servants were killed. And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.”here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:26אֽוּרִיָּ֔הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 11:26אוּרִיָּ֣הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 12:9אוּרִיָּ֤הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 12:10אוּרִיָּ֣הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 12:15אוּרִיָּ֛הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.here: Uriah
- 2 Samuel 23:39אֽוּרִיָּה֙ʾuriyahproper noun (a name)and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.here: Uriah
2 Kings5 occurrences
- 2 Kings 16:10אוּרִיָּ֣הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.here: Uriah
- 2 Kings 16:11אוּרִיָּ֥הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it by the time King Ahaz had returned.here: Uriah
- 2 Kings 16:11אוּרִיָּ֣הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it by the time King Ahaz had returned.here: Uriah
- 2 Kings 16:15אוּרִיָּ֨הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Sprinkle on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”here: Uriah
- 2 Kings 16:16אוּרִיָּ֣הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.here: Uriah
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:4אוּרִיָּה֙ʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Next to them, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, made repairs. Next to him, Meshullam son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs; and next to him, Zadok son of Baana made repairs as well.here: Uriah
- Nehemiah 3:21אוּרִיָּ֛הʾuriyahproper noun (a name)Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.here: Uriah
- Nehemiah 8:4וְאוּרִיָּ֧הveuriyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.here: and Uriah
Isaiah1 occurrence
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 26:20אֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙ʾuriyahuproper noun (a name)Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.here: Uriah
- Jeremiah 26:21אוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙ʾuriyahuproper noun (a name)King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.here: Uriah
- Jeremiah 26:23אוּרִיָּ֜הוּʾuriyahuproper noun (a name)They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.here: Uriah
