Uzzi’a. (my strength is God).
1. Fourth son of Kohath, father of Mishael, Eizaphan or Elizaphan and Zithri, and uncle to Aaron. Exo 6:18; Exo 6:22; Lev 10:4. (B.C. before 1491).
2. A Simeonite captain, son of Ishi, in the days of Hezekiah. 1Ch 4:42.
3. Head of a Benjamite house, of the sons of Bela. 1Ch 7:7. (B.C. 1706).
4. A musician, of the sons of Heman in David’s reign. 1Ch 25:4.
5. A Levite, of the sons of Jeduthun, in the days of Hezekiah. 2Ch 29:14; 2Ch 29:18. (B.C. 726).
6. Son of Harhaiah, probably a priest in the days of Nehemiah, who took part in repairing the wall. Neh 3:8. (B.C. 446). He is described as "of the goldsmiths," that is, of those priests whose hereditary office it was to repair or make the sacred vessels.
("strength of God".)
1. Kohath’s fourth son (Exo 6:18; Exo 6:22; 1Ch 6:2; 1Ch 6:18). Head of one of the four great Kohathite families, UZZIELITES (Num 3:27; 1Ch 26:23).
2. Son of Ishi, of Simeon; one of the four captains who led their 500 brethren to Mount Seir, of which they dispossessed the Amalekites (1Ch 4:42-43). 1Ch 4:3. A Benjamite, of Bela’s sons (1Ch 7:7).
4. A musician, of Heman’s sons (1Ch 25:4; Azareel, i.e. helped of God, in ver. 18).
5. A Levite, of Jeduthun’s sons; under Hezekiah took part in cleansing the temple from its pollution under Ahaz (2Ch 29:14; 2Ch 29:19).
6. Son of Harhaiah, a priest who repaired the wall (Neh 3:8): "of the goldsmiths," i.e. those priests whose hereditary office it was to make or repair the sacred vessels.
[Uz’ziel]
1. Son of Kohath, the son of Levi. Exo 6:18; Exo 6:22; Lev 10:4; Num 3:19; Num 3:30; 1Ch 6:2; 1Ch 6:18; 1Ch 15:10; 1Ch 23:12; 1Ch 23:20; 1Ch 24:24.
2. Son of Ishi a Simeonite: he with his brethren attacked the Amalekites of Mount Seir, and secured for themselves a permanent settlement. 1Ch 4:42.
3. Son of Bela, a son of Benjamin. 1Ch 7:7.
4. Son of Heman and one employed in the service of song. 1Ch 25:4.
5. Son of Jeduthun, a Levite: he helped to cleanse the temple in the days of Hezekiah. 2Ch 29:14.
6. Son of Harhaiah, and one who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem. Neh 3:8.
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By: Emil G. Hirsch, Schulim Ochser
1. Son of Kohath and brother of Amram (Ex. vi. 18; I Chron. vi. 2). He was the father of Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri (Ex. vi. 22). The first two, at the bidding of Moses, carried from the Tabernacle the bodies of Nadab and Abihu, their cousins (Lev. x. 4). Elzaphan, moreover, was chief of the family of the Kohathites during the wandering in the wilderness (Num. iii. 30). Another son of Uzziel, named Amminadab, was one of the Levite chiefs selected to carry the Ark of the Covenant to the tent which David had pitched for it in Zion (I Chron. xv. 10). Two other sons of Uzziel were named respectively Micah and Jesiah (ib. xxiii. 20). His descendants were termed "Uzzielites" (Num. iii. 27; I Chron. xxvi. 23).
2. A Simeonite; son of Ishi; one of the chiefs who, during the reign of King Hezekiah, passed over the Jordan, annihilated the remnants of the Amalekites, and settled in their territory around Mount Seir (I Chron. iv. 41-43).
3. One of the eponymous heroes of the tribe of Benjamin; described as one of the five sons of Bela (ib. vii. 7).
4 (Called also Azareel). Son of Heman. He belonged to the eleventh order of those who were chosen by lot to serve as singers in leading the worship in the Temple during the reign of David (I Chron. xxv. 4, 18).
5. Son of Jeduthun; one of those who were chosen to resanctify the Temple during the reign of Hezekiah (II Chron. xxix. 14).
6. A goldsmith who repaired part of the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah (Neh. iii. 8).
UZZIEL (‘my strength is El’).—1. A son of Kohath (Exo 6:18; Exo 6:22, Lev 10:4, Num 3:19; Num 3:30, 1Ch 6:2; 1Ch 6:18; 1Ch 15:10; 1Ch 23:12; 1Ch 23:20; 1Ch 24:24); gentilic Uzzielites (Num 3:27, 1Ch 26:23). 2. A Simeonite (1Ch 4:42). 3. Founder of a Benjamite family (1Ch 7:7). 4. A musician, of the sons of Heman (1Ch 25:4 [1Ch 25:18 Azarel]). 5. A Levite, of the sons of Jeduthun (2Ch 29:14). 6. A goldsmith who aided in repairing the wall (Neh 3:8).
George R. Berry.
(1) A “son” of Kohath (Exo 6:18, Exo 6:22; Lev 10:4; Num 3:19, Num 3:30; 1Ch 6:2, 1Ch 6:18 (Hebrew 5:28; 6:3); 1Ch 15:10; 1Ch 23:12, 1Ch 23:20; 1Ch 24:24), called in Lev 10:4 “uncle of Aaron.” The family is called Uzzielites (
(2) A Simeonite captain (1Ch 4:42).
(3) Head of a Benjamite (or according to Curtis a Zebulunite) family (1Ch 7:7).
(4) A Hemanite musician (1Ch 25:4); The Septuagint’s Codex Vaticanus has
(5) A Levite “son” of Jeduthun (2Ch 29:14).
(6) A goldsmith who joined in repairing the wall of Jerusalem (Neh 3:8).
(7) The reading of Septuagint (