Biblica Analytica
H5780G Hebrew

עוּץ

uts

Uz

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Uz
Transliteration
uts
Strong's Number
H5780G
Occurrences
2
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Analysis of עוּץ (Uz) Based on the lexical data provided, עוּץ (Uz) is a Hebrew proper noun that appears only twice in the biblical text. As a place name rather than a common word with semantic range, it functions as a geographical designation without the kind of definitional content typical of regular vocabulary items. The minimal occurrence of this term—just two biblical references—suggests it held specific rather than widespread significance in Hebrew literature. Without additional context data showing where these two occurrences appear or what regions or peoples the name was associated with, the precise geographical or historical importance of Uz cannot be determined from this lexicon entry alone. For a modern reader, Uz represents the type of proper noun that appears in biblical narratives and genealogies but requires consultation of broader biblical commentaries or archaeological sources to understand its actual location, cultural context, or why it warranted inclusion in the biblical record at all.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H5780G
Lemma
עוּץ
Transliteration
uts
Definition
Uz
Occurrences
2
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences across the text