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Uriah
[ yoo-rahy-uh ]
noun
- Also Douay Bible, U·ri·as [] Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. 2 Samuel 11.
- a male given name.
Uriah
/ 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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Example Sentences
To avoid discovery, David recalled Uriah from the war, and bade him go home to his wife.
Uriah said it would dishonour him to seek ease and pleasure at home while other soldiers were enduring hardship at the front.
Therefore David sent word to the general to place Uriah in the front of the battle, where the fight was hardest.
But humility is not all; Uriah Heep had that and still was a most undesirable person, and so she must read on, all recipiency.
Don't be like Uriah Heep, begging everybody's pardon for taking the liberty of being in the world.
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