אוּרִיʼÛwrîy

proper name, masculine: fiery

Pronunciation: oo-ree' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H221

Meanings

1. prince of Judah (Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 38:22)

2. a porter (Ezra 10:24)

3. father of an officer of Solomon (1 Kings 4:19)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 31:2 “Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
  • Exodus 35:30 Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The Lord has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
  • Exodus 38:22 Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
  • 1 Kings 4:19 Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. There was also one governor over the land of Judah.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:20 Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel.
  • 2 Chronicles 1:5 But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri and grandson of Hur was there at Gibeon in front of the Tabernacle of the Lord. So Solomon and the people gathered in front of it to consult the Lord.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).