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Uz
Biblical Persons & Places
Uz
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23;
only referred to as Uz (עוּץ);
son of Aram;
a brother of Hul, Gether and Mash.
Uz
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21;
only referred to as Uz (עוּץ);
son of Nahor and Milcah;
a brother of Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel;
half-brother of: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maacah.
Uz
Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.28;
only referred to as Uz (עוּץ);
son of Dishan;
a brother of Aran.
Uz
Uz
A location in Edom first mentioned at Job.1.1;
only referred to as Uz (עוּץ).
Strong's Definition
Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.
Derivation: apparently from H5779 (עוּץ); consultation;
KJV Usage: Uz.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Uz = "wooded"
n pr m
1) son of Aram and grandson of Seth
2) son of Nahor by Milcah
3) an Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir
n pr loc
4) the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23;
son of: Aram (H0758);
brother of: Hul (H2343), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851)
§ Uz = "wooded"
1) son of Aram and grandson of Seth
2) son of Nahor by Milcah
3) an Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir
4) the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עוּץ
‛ûts
BDB Definition:
Uz = wooded
1) son of Aram and grandson of Seth (noun proper masculine)
2) son of Nahor by Milcah (noun proper masculine)
3) an Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir (noun proper masculine)
4) the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 8