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Uz

עוּץStrong’s H5780

uts

Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Uts is the Hebrew word usually translated “uz”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.”
Genesis 10:23 KJV
Meaning
  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
  5. Son of Aram and grandson of Seth
  6. Son of Nahor by Milcah
  7. An Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir
  8. The country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert
  9. Son of Aram and grandson of Seth
  10. Son of Nahor by Milcah
  11. An Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir
  12. The country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert
  13. § Uz = "wooded"
How it's translated
  • uz 7
  • and uz 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 3
  • 1 Chronicles 2
  • Job 1
  • Jeremiah 1
  • Lamentations 1

5 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

עוּץ uts · Uz

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

עוּץ uts · Uz

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601) § 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

עוּץ uts · Uz

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.28; son of: Dishan (H1789); brother of: Aran (H0765) § 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

עוּץ uts · Uz

§ Uz = "wooded" the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.