Uzzi is a

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 ...

. One derivation is

biblical The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

, from ''Uzzî'' () meaning "my strength". The name can also be transliterated as

Uzi The Uzi (; he, עוזי, Ūzi; officially cased as UZI) is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns and machine pistols first designed by Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal in the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the ...

. It may be a nickname for Uzza/Uzzah, Uzzia/Uzziah, and Uziel/Uzziel. Biblical characters with this name: * Uzzi, high priest of Israel ( el, Οζι in 1 Chr., Σαουια in

Ezra Ezra (; he, עֶזְרָא, '; fl. 480–440 BCE), also called Ezra the Scribe (, ') and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra, was a Jewish scribe (''sofer'') and priest (''kohen''). In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras ( grc-gre, Ἔσδρας ...

; la, Ozi), the son of Bukki, a descendant of

Aaron According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of ...

(1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4) * Uzzi ben Sashai was the 3rd

Samaritan High Priest The Samaritan High Priest is the high priest (''kohen gadol'') of the remaining Samaritan community in the Levant. According to Samaritan tradition, the office has existed continuously since the time of Aaron, the brother of Moses, and has been ...

according to Samaritan Genealogical Records. He may be identical to the Jewish High Priest, as his predecessor

Bukki Bukki ( ''Buqqi'', "proved") may have been an early High Priest of Israel. Another Bukki is mentioned in Numbers as a leader in the Tribe of Dan. Bukki is mentioned in the books 1 Chronicles (6:4) and Ezra (7:4) as the son of the High Priest Abishu ...

also may have been, although the patronyms imply different fathers which might be a product of an adoption or

levirate marriage Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage (i.e. marriage out ...

or being two different individuals According to Samaritan tradition, Usi hid the tent sanctuary of the desert wandering ( Mishkan ) in a cave on the Garizim when the Israelites introduced the cult in Shilo , which was illegitimate from the Samaritan point of view .Reinhard Achenbach : ''Samaria III. Religion, history, and literature of the Samaritans'' . In: ''Religion'' Past ''and Present'' (RGG). 4th edition. Volume 7, Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen 2004, Sp. 817-818. * Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Ozi), a grandson of

Issachar Issachar () was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's ninth son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar. However, some Biblical scholars view this as an eponymous metaphor providing ...

(1 Chr. 7:2, 3) * Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Ozi), a son of Bela, and grandson of

Benjamin Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...

(1 Chr. 7:7) * Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Ozi), a Benjamite, a chief in the tribe (1 Chr. 9:8) * Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Azzi), a son of Bani, had the oversight of the Levites after the return from captivity (Neh. 11:22) * Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Azzi), the head of the house of Jedaiah, one of "the chief of the priests" (Neh. 12:19) * Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Azzi) a priest who assisted in the dedication of the walls of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

(Neh. 12:42) Other people with this given name include: * Alin Adrian "Uzzi" Demeter, Romanian Hip-Hop artist and member of B.U.G. Mafia *

Uzzi Ornan Uzzi Ornan ( he, עוזי אורנן; ISO 259-3: ˁuzzi ˀornan; 7 June 1923 – 3 November 2022) was an Israeli linguist and social activist. Ornan was a member of the Academy of the Hebrew Language, professor of natural languages computing a ...

(1923–2022), Israeli linguist and social activist *

Uzzi Reiss Uzzi Reiss (born 1945 in Haifa) is an American private practice gynecologist offering anti-aging medicine services. He runs his California-based practice The Beverly Hills Anti-aging Center for Men and Women & Advanced Nutrition and Hormone-Based G ...

(born 1945), American physician

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{{given name High Priests of Israel Samaritan high priests Set index articles on Hebrew Bible people

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