Uriah
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Uriah
- /jʊəˈɹaɪə/
Where it comes from
From Biblical Hebrew אוּרִיָּה ('ūriyyā, literally “God is my light”).
proper noun
- Any of a number of Old Testament men.
- The husband of Bathsheba whom David sent to death. And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
- A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. but the thing that struck me most, was, that with the evidences of his native superiority still upon him, he should submit himself to that crawling impersonation of meanness, Uriah Heep.
Similar: Urias
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Translations
Talk about this word "Uriah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/uriah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Uriah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/uriah "Uriah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/uriah.Cite this
@misc{uriah_2026,
title = {Uriah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uriah},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
