עֻזָּא
uz.za
Uzzah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word H5798A, 'Uzzah'' (uz.za), is a proper name referring to a person. It appears 8 times in the Hebrew Bible, indicating that this individual played a notable role in the narrative. The frequent occurrences of this name in the biblical text suggest that Uzzah is someone who made a noticeable impact on the events and characters surrounding him. The name 'Uzzah' itself is unique and not related to any common Hebrew root or concept found in the semantic domain. This implies that Uzzah might be a personal name chosen for its distinctiveness rather than any specific symbolic meaning. Further analysis would require examining the contextual information where the name 'Uzzah' is used.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
They set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.
2 Samuel 6:6When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God’s ark, and took hold of it; for the cattle stumbled.
2 Samuel 6:7Yahweh’s anger burned against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.
2 Samuel 6:8David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.
1 Chronicles 13:7They carried God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
1 Chronicles 13:9When they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
1 Chronicles 13:10Yahweh’s anger burned against Uzza, and he struck him, because he put his hand on the ark; and he died there before God.
1 Chronicles 13:11David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzza. He called that place Perez Uzza, to this day.