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Uriah

American

[yoo-rahy-uh] / jʊˈraɪ ə /

noun

Also called Uriah the Hittite. Also Urias the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. 2 Samuel 11.
a male given name.

Uriah British

/ jʊˈraɪə /

noun

Old Testament a Hittite officer, who was killed in battle on instructions from David so that he could marry Uriah's wife Bathsheba (II Samuel 11)

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Etymology

Origin of Uriah

From Hebrew Ūrīyyāh “My light is God”

Example Sentences

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The button-hole, I have said, is a modern invention; Urwah is also applied to the loopshaped handle of the water-skin, for attachment of the Allákah or suspensory thong.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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