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Uriah definition

Uri·ah (yo̵o rī′ə)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. Bible a Hittite captain whose beautiful wife, Bathsheba, David lusted after: David arranged for Uriah to die in battle and then married Bathsheba: 2 Sam. 11

Etymology: Heb uriya, lit., God is light < or, light, brightness (akin to ur, fire) + ya, Jehovah

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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