Uriah or Uriyah () is a
Hebrew given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. It may refer to:
People
In the Bible
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Uriah the Hittite, a soldier in King David's army in the Books of Samuel
*Uriah, a priest under Ahaz in the
Books of Kings
The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the books ...
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Uriah (prophet)
Uriah (or Urijah in some older English translations) is a prophet and martyr mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah.
Biblical narrative
He is described as being the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim. During the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Jud ...
, a prophet murdered by Jehoiakim in the
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah ( he, ספר יִרְמְיָהוּ) is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, and the second of the Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. The superscription at chapter Jeremiah 1:1–3 identifies the boo ...
*Uriah, a priest and the father of Meremoth in the
Book of Ezra (8:33) and
Book of Nehemiah
The Book of Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible, largely takes the form of a first-person memoir concerning the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile by Nehemiah, a Jew who is a high official at the Persian court, and the dedic ...
(3:4, 21)
*Uriah, a priest whom God offers to call as a witness in the
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah ( he, ספר ישעיהו, ) is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Major Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. It is identified by a superscription as the words of the 8th-century BC ...
(8:2)
Other people
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Uriah F. Abshier
Uriah Francis Abshier (September 17, 1849 – May 23, 1934) was a state legislator from the state of Oregon. He served one two-year term in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican Party (United States), Republican legislator, repres ...
(1849-1934), American politician and businessman
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Uriah Asante
Uriah Asante (6 March 1992 – 13 June 2016) was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attack ...
(1992–2016), Ghanaian footballer
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Uriah Duffy
Uriah Duffy (31 July 1975, Wakefield, Rhode Island, United States) is an American bassist. He is best known as the former bassist of Whitesnake. He is currently the bassist of the California-based progressive rock band Points North.
An internation ...
(born 1975), American bassist
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Urijah Faber (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
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Uriah Hall (born 1984), Jamaican mixed martial arts fighter
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Uriah P. Levy
Uriah Phillips Levy (April 22, 1792 – March 26, 1862) was a naval officer, real estate investor, and philanthropist. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and the first Jewish Commodore of the United States Navy.At the time, Commodore was the high ...
(1792–1862), American naval commander
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Uriah Rennie (born 1959), English football referee
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Uriah M. Rose
Uriah Milton Rose (March 5, 1834 – August 12, 1913) was an American lawyer and Confederate sympathizer. "Approachable, affable, and kind," graceful and courteous, he was called "the most scholarly lawyer in America" and "one of the leading ...
(1834–1913), American lawyer
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Uriah Smith (1832–1903) American photographer
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Uriah Smith Stephens (1821–1882), American labor leader
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Uriah Tracy (1755–1807), American politician
Other uses
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Uriah, Alabama, unincorporated community, United States
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Uriah Heep Uriah Heep may refer to:
* Uriah Heep (character), a character in the Charles Dickens novel ''David Copperfield''
*Uriah Heep (band), a British rock band active since 1969
*''Uriah Heep Live
''Uriah Heep Live'' is a double live album by Britis ...
, fictional character in the 1850 novel ''David Copperfield'' by Charles Dickens
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Uriah Heep (band), British rock band
*Uriah Pedrad, fictional character of the
''Divergent'' trilogy by Veronica Roth
*Uriah, a supporting character in ''
Half-Life 2: Episode Two''
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Hebrew masculine given names
English masculine given names