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Uriah

American

[yoo-rahy-uh] / yʊˈraɪ 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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Uriah Moenoa, a former Hawaii offensive lineman who Maiava calls uncle, was helping coach the team.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

The first black referee in the Premier League was Uriah Rennie.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023

"My kids, they're so young, and they've done nothing wrong to anybody," he said of his 10-year-old daughter Ofri and sons Yuval, eight, and Uriah, four.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023

Uriah West’s 1-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds left in the second quarter trimmed Rice’s deficit to 21-7 but WKU’s Brayden Narveson kicked a 25-yard field goal as the half expired.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022

Uriah walks around the crowd of war criminals and points to a severe-looking Erudite woman with gray hair.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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