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Ozias

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5818

עֻזִּיָּהוּ

uz.ziy.yah — Uzziah

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.14.21; son of: Amaziah (H0558) and Jecoliah (H3203); married to Jerusha (H3388); father of: Jotham (H3147H); also called Azariah at 2Ki.14.21; 15.1,6,7,8,17,23,27; 1xKJV: Ozias at Mat.1.8,9; § Uzziah = "my strength is Jehovah" 1) son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also 'Azariah' 2) a Kohathite Levite and ancestor of Samuel 3) a priest of the sons of Harim who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a Judaite, father of Athaiah or Uthai 5) father of Jehonathan, one of David's overseers

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GREEK · G3604

Ὀζίας

Ozias — Uzziah

Ὀζείας (Rec. Ὀζίας), -ου, ὁ (Heb. עֻזִּיָּה), Uzziah: Mat.18:1-35 9:1-38.† (AS)

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Historical dictionary entry

Son of Joram (Matt. 1:8); called also Uzziah (2 Kings 15:32, 34).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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