- Uriah the Hittite
- U•ri′ah the Hit′tite[[t]yʊˈraɪ ə[/t]] n.bib the husband of Bathsheba and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11
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Uriah the Hittite
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Uriah the Hittite — (Hebrew: אוריה החתי) was a soldier in King David’s army mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He was the husband of Bathsheba, and was murdered by order of David by having the soldiers retreat from him in battle. Uriah s wife was pregnant by King David… … Wikipedia
URIAH — (Heb. אוּרִיָּה), the name of four biblical figures (in one case in the variant form Uriahu). The most important of these is Uriah the Hittite, listed as one of David s heroes in II Samuel 23:39. While Uriah was away on one of David s campaigns… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Uriah — For the town in Alabama, United States, see Uriah, Alabama. Uriah or Urijah (Hebrew Name|אוּרִיָּה|Uriyya|ʾÛriyyāh| (My) light/flame of/is the Lord ) was the name of several men in the Hebrew Bible. The word, which means the Lord is my light ( he … Wikipedia
Uriah — /yoo ruy euh/, n. 1. Also, Douay Bible, Urias /yoo ruy euhs/. Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David s army. II Sam. 11. 2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning God is light. * * * … Universalium
Uriah — masc. proper name, in O.T., the Hittite husband of Bathsheba; of non Hebrew (possibly Horite) origin, but explained by folk etymology as Heb. Uriyyah, lit. flame of the Lord. Uriah Heep, character from Dickens David Copperfield (1850) sometimes… … Etymology dictionary
Uriah — m Biblical: name (from Hebrew, meaning ‘God is light’) borne by a Hittite warrior treacherously disposed of by King David after he had made Uriah s wife Bathsheba pregnant (2 Samuel 11). The Greek form Urias occurs in the New Testament (Matthew 1 … First names dictionary
Uriah — The Lord is my light. 1) A Hittite, the husband of Bathsheba, whom David first seduced, and then after Uriah s death married. He was one of the band of David s mighty men. The sad story of the curel wrongs inflicted upon him by David and of … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Sex in the Bible — Sex occurs frequently in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, with extensive laws regulating it.Biblical References*Ham s actions in Genesis 9:20 25, are debated upon because of the vagueness of the script, but some interpret it as Ham doing… … Wikipedia
Biblical Hittites — The Hittites (also Hethites) and children of Heth are a people or peoples mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. They are listed in Book of Genesis as second of the twelve Canaanite nations, descended from one Heth (חת ḤT in the consonant only Hebrew… … Wikipedia
HURRIAN — The term Hurrian denotes a language of the ancient Near East and the people who spoke it. The core area inhabited by Hurrian speaking people was the region of the upper Ñabur and Tigris Rivers, together with the piedmont beyond, extending into… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
