Uzzi

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Uzzi is a given name. One derivation is biblical, from Uzzî () meaning "my strength".

Biblical characters with this name:

  • Uzzi, high priest of Israel ( in 1 Chr., Σαουια in Ezra; ), the son of Bukki, a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4)

  • Uzzi ben Sashai was the 3rd Samaritan High Priest according to Samaritan Genealogical Records. 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 title=Samaritan High Priest| before= Bukki | after= Sashai II | years=}} 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.

  • Uzzi, (; ), a grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3)

  • Uzzi, (; ), a son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7)

  • Uzzi, (; ), a Benjamite, a chief in the tribe (1 Chr. 9:8)

  • Uzzi, (; ), a son of Bani, had the oversight of the Levites after the return from captivity (Neh. 11:22)

  • Uzzi, (; ), the head of the house of Jedaiah, one of "the chief of the priests" (Neh. 12:19)

  • Uzzi, (; ) 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

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References

  1. (19 October 2020). "Uzzi meaning". Abarim Publications.
  2. (19 October 2020). "Uzi meaning". Abarim Publications.
  3. Smith, John. (2017-09-21). "On the Y-DNA of the Lost Tribes of Israel".
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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