עֻזָּאʻUzzâʼ

Meanings

Same root

• עֹזʻôz · H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
• פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּאPerets ʻUzzâʼ · H6560Perets-Uzza, a place in Palestine

Where it appears

Appears 14 times in the Bible.

• 2 Samuel 6:3 They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cart
• 2 Samuel 6:6 But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God.
• 2 Samuel 6:7 Then the Lord’s anger was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him dead because of this. So Uzzah died right there beside the Ark of God.
• 2 Samuel 6:8 David was angry because the Lord’s anger had burst out against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means “to burst out against Uzzah”), as it is still called today.
• 2 Kings 21:18 When Manasseh died, he was buried in the palace garden, the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon became the next king.
• 2 Kings 21:26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Josiah became the next king.