2Sa 6:3-8; 1Ch 13:7-11.
Uza (Heb. Uzzâz and Uzzâh, perhaps “strength”; this name appears on ancient Heb. seals, in legends written on ostracas from Nimrûd, and in Fen. inscriptions). 1. One of the drivers of the chariot in which David carried the ark to Jerusalem. When he saw the oxen stumble, he stretched out his hand to support the ark, but was wounded by the Lord for touching the sacred emblem, which no layman should do (2Sa 6: 3-11; 1 Chr. 13: 7- 14; cf Num 4:15). 2. Possibly the owner of a garden located near Jerusalem in which Kings Manasseh and Amon were buried (2Ki 21:18,26). 3. Merit Levite (1Ch 6:29). 4. Descendant of Benjamin (1Ch 8:7). 5. Common ancestor of a family of Nethinim, or temple servants, some of whom returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:49; Neh 7:51).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
male name. 1. Levite, descendant of Merari, son of Abinadab, 1 S 7, 1, in whose house in Quiryat Yearim was placed the Ark of the Covenant that had been brought from the country of the Philistines. When David was moving her from Quiryat Yearim to Jerusalem, U. walked alongside the cart that was carrying her. Arriving at the threshing floor of Nacón, he extended his hand towards the ark of God and held it because the oxen threatened to overturn it.
Then Yahweh’s anger was kindled against you: right there God struck him for this audacity and he died, 2 S 6, 3-7; 1 Chr 13, 7-10. 2. Owner of a garden in the royal palace of Jerusalem in which Kings Manasseh and Amon were buried, 2 R 21, 18 and 26; 2 Cro 33, 20. 3. Ancestor of a family of servants of the Temple, who together with other Zionists, after having been deported to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, returned from captivity with Zerubbabel and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each one to his city, Esd 2, 12, 49; Ne 7, 51. 4. Descendant of Benjamin who lived in Geba. Son of Ehúd and brother of Ajijud, 1 Chr 8, 6-7.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb., uzzah, strength).
1. Ehud’s eldest son (1Ch 8:7).
2. The caretaker, owner, or one in whose memory a garden was named (2Ki 21:18, 2Ki 21:26).
3. One whose sons returned under Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:49; Neh 7:51).
4. One who accompanied the ark of the Lord when it was carried from Kiriath-jearim to Jerusalem. When the ark was shaken by the oxen tripping, Uzzah held it with his hand, which displeased the Lord. Because of her, he died instantly (2Sa 6: 3-8; 1Ch 13: 6-11).
5. The son of Shimei (2Sa 6:29).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
Name of people from the OT.
1. Son of †¢Abinadab. When the first attempt was made to bring the ark to Jerusalem †œU. he stretched out his hand to the ark of God and held it up because the oxen stumbled †. God smote him † œfor that rashness, and he fell there dead †. The fact made David very sad and the place of the incident was named “Pérez-uza” (2Sa 6:6-9; 1Ch 13:7-11).
. Palace garden where kings †¢Manasseh and †¢Amon were buried (2Ki 21:18, 2Ki 21:26). The reason why it was given that name is unknown.
. Character in the offspring of †¢Merari (1Ch 6:29).
. Character in the offspring of Benjamin (1Ch 8:7).
. Head of a family of “temple servants”, some of whose descendants returned from exile at the time of Ezra (Ezra 2:49; Neh 7:51).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, = “strength”. (a) Benjamite, son of Ehud (1 Chron. 8:7). (b) Founder of a family of Nethinim, some of whose members returned from captivity (Ezra 2:49; Neh. 7:51). (c) Owner of an orchard purchased by Manasseh, king of Judah. Manasseh and his son Ammon were buried in this garden, near the royal palace (2 Kings 21:18, 26; cf. 2 Chron. 33:20). Its precise location is unknown. (d) Son of Aminadab, of unknown tribe. During the transportation of the ark to Jerusalem on an ox-drawn cart, Uzza touched the ark to prevent it from falling. The ark should have been carried on the shoulders of Levites (Num. 4:15). Uzzah’s death was to give evidence to all the people of the sanctity of the ark (2 Sam. 6:3-11; 1 Chron. 13:7-14). (e) Son of Merari (1 Chron. 6:29).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
(possibly a shortened form of Uzziah, meaning: “My Strength Is Jehovah”).
1. A Benjaminite. (1Ch 8:1, 7)
2. Name related to a garden. The Judahite kings Manasseh and Amon were buried in the garden of Uzza and not in the place where kings used to be buried. (2Ki 21:18, 23, 26) There are no further references to Uzzah or the garden. Since other people had been buried there, this place could not be found on the temple grounds, nor in the royal palace, which was next to the temple, so the “house” of Manasseh that was in the garden of Uzza It must have been a summer residence.
3. Head of a family belonging to the Nethinim, some of whom returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel in 537 BC. CE (Ezra 2:1, 2, 43, 49; Ne 7:51.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
(heb. ˓uzzā˒). 1. Descendant of Ehud, Benjamite (1 Chr. 8.7). 2. Son of Merari (1 Chron. 6.29). 3. Head of a family of Nethinim (°vrv1; °vrv2 “servants”) who returned from exile (Ezra 2.49). 4. Son of Abinadab, probably a Levite (cf. 1 Sam. 7.1), who guided the new chariot that carried the ark when it was removed from Quiriat-Jearim (2 Sam. 6.3). When the oxen stumbled Uzza “stretched out his hand to the ark of God, and held it up”, and for such irreverent treatment of the ark he was mortally wounded by God (2 Sam. 6.6-7). 5. Owner of a garden where Manasseh and Amon were buried (2 R. 21.18, 26), and about which nothing else is known.
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Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary