Uzzi Explained

Uzzi is a given name. One derivation is biblical, from Uzzî meaning "my strength". The name can also be transliterated as Uzi. It may be a nickname for Uzza/Uzzah, Uzzia/Uzziah, and Uziel/Uzziel.^{[1] [2]}

Biblical characters with this name:

• Uzzi, high priest of Israel (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Οζι in 1 Chr., Σαουια in Ezra; Latin: Ozi), the son of Bukki, a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4)

• Uzzi ben Sashai was the 3rd Samaritan High Priest according to Samaritan Genealogical Records.^{[3] [4]} He may be identical to the Jewish High Priest, as his predecessor Bukki also may have been, although the patronyms imply different fathers which might be a product of an adoption or levirate marriage or being two different individuals

According to Samaritan tradition, Uzzi hid the tent sanctuary of the desert wandering (Mishkan) in a cave on Mount Gerizim when the Israelites introduced the cult in Shiloh, which was illegitimate from the Samaritan point of view.^[5]

• Uzzi, (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Οζι; Latin: Ozi), a grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3)
• Uzzi, (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Οζι; Latin: Ozi), a son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7)
• Uzzi, (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Οζι; Latin: Ozi), a Benjamite, a chief in the tribe (1 Chr. 9:8)
• Uzzi, (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Οζι; Latin: Azzi), a son of Bani, had the oversight of the Levites after the return from captivity (Neh. 11:22)
• Uzzi, (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Οζι; Latin: Azzi), the head of the house of Jedaiah, one of "the chief of the priests" (Neh. 12:19)
• Uzzi, (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Οζι; Latin: Azzi) a priest who assisted in the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:42)

Other people with this given name include:

• Alin Adrian "Uzzi" Demeter, Romanian Hip-Hop artist and member of B.U.G. Mafia
• Uzzi Ornan (1923–2022), Israeli linguist and social activist
• Uzzi Reiss (born 1945), American physician

See also

• Uzi (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uzzi meaning . 19 October 2020 . Abarim Publications . 7 November 2020.
2. Web site: Uzi meaning . 19 October 2020 . Abarim Publications . 7 November 2020.
3. Smith. John. 2017-09-21. On the Y-DNA of the Lost Tribes of Israel. en. 10.6084/m9.figshare.5422696.v7.
4. Gaster, M. “The Chain of Samaritan High Priests: A Synchronistic Synopsis: Published for the First Time.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1909, pp. 393–420. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25210743. Accessed 21 September 2020.
5. Reinhard Achenbach :  Samaria III. Religion, history, and literature of the Samaritans . In: Religion Past and Present (RGG). 4th edition. Volume 7, Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen 2004, Sp. 817-818.