Uzza — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. Owner or initial planter of a garden that served as the burial place for kings Manasseh and Amon of Judah (2 Kgs 21:18, 26 OET KI2 21:18 · OET KI2 21:26). The “garden of Uzza” was apparently adjacent to Manasseh’s royal residence.

Show passage in OET: KI2 21:18; KI2 21:26

OET-RV KI2 21:18

18 Then Menasheh died and was buried in the palace garden (made by Uza), and his son Amon replaced him as king.

OET-RV KI2 21:26

26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden made by Uza, and his son Yoshiyah replaced him as king.

OET-LV KI2 21:18

18 And_ Mənashsheh _he _lay _down with ancestors _of_his and_he _was _buried in_the _garden _of his _house _of_his in_the _garden _of ˊUzzāʼ and_ ʼĀmōn his/its_son _he _became _king in_place _of _him.

OET-LV KI2 21:26

26 And_someone _buried DOM_him/it in_grave _of_his in_the _garden _of ˊUzzāʼ and_ Yoʼshiy^yāh son _of_his _he _became _king in_place _of _him.

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Show passage in OET: CH1 6:29

OET-RV CH1 6:29

29 Merari’s descendants started with Mahli. Mahli’s son was Livni. Livni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uza.

OET-LV CH1 6:14

14  The _sons _of Mərārī were_Maḩlī Liⱱnī son _of_his Shimˊī son _of_his ˊUzzāʼ son _of_his.

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3. Son or descendant of Ehud from Benjamin’s tribe (1 Chr 8:7), listed as an ancestor of Mordecai in extrabiblical texts.

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OET-RV CH1 8:7

7 Ehud’s sons were Na’aman, Ahiyah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahat. He was the father of Uza and Ahihud.

OET-LV CH1 8:7

7 And_Naˊₐmān and_ʼAḩiy^yāh and_Gērāʼ he he_took _them _into _exile and_he _fathered DOM ˊUzzāʼ and_DOM ʼAḩīḩud.

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Show passage in OET: CH1 13:7–11

OET-RV CH1 13:7

7 They transported God’s box on a new cart from Avinadav’s house, and Uza and Ahyo were leading the cart,

OET-RV CH1 13:8

8 and David and all of Yisrael were celebrating in front of God with all their energy, with songs, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

OET-RV CH1 13:9

9 However, just as they were passing Kidon’s threshing floor, the oxen stumbled and Uza reached out to steady the box.

OET-RV CH1 13:10

10 That made Yahweh very angry with Uza, and he struck him down because he’d reached out to touch the box, and he died right there in front of God.

OET-RV CH1 13:11

11 That in turn made David angry because Yahweh had burst out against Uza, and he named that place Perets -Uza (which means ‘outburst against Uza’), which it’s still called, to this day.

OET-LV CH1 13:7

7 And_they _made _to _ride DOM the _box _of the_ʼElohīm on a _cart new from_the _house _of ʼAⱱīnādāⱱ and_ˊUzzāʼ and_ʼAḩyō were_leading (in)_cart.

OET-LV CH1 13:8

8 And_Dāvid and_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) were_playing to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_ʼElohīm in_all strength and_on_songs and_on_harps and_on_lyres and_on_tambourines and_on_cymbals and_on_trumpets.

OET-LV CH1 13:9

9 And_they _came to the _threshing _floor _of Kīdōn and_ ˊUzzāʼ _he _stretched _out DOM his/its_hand to_take _hold _of DOM the_box if/because the_ox[en] they _had _stumbled.

OET-LV CH1 13:10

10 And_ the _anger of_YHWH _it _glowed/burnt on_ˊUzzāʼ and_he_struck _him _down on that he _had _stretched _out his/its_hand on the_box and_he/it _died there to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before god.

OET-LV CH1 13:11

11 And_it _glowed/burnt to_Dāvid if/because YHWH he _had _broken _out a _breaking _out against_ˊUzzāʼ and_he/it _called (to)_place (the)_that Pereʦ ˊUzzāʼ until the_day (the)_this.

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5. Forefather of a family of temple servants who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel following the exile (Ezr 2:49; Neh 7:51).