Uriah
noun
- a masculine name
- 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
See Uriah in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(yo͝o-rīˈə)
In the Bible, an officer in the Israelite army and the husband of Bathsheba. He was sent to die in battle so that David could marry his wife.
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