Every Name in Tanakh

עֻזָּא Uzza

Every verse in which this name stands — 14 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PersonGematria 78×14 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

Strong's records this name for five Israelites. The name stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 6:3 and last at 1 Chronicles 13:11.

2 Samuel 6:3שמואל ב ו:ג

וַיַּרְכִּבוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־עֲגָלָה חֲדָשָׁה וַיִּשָּׂאֻהוּ מִבֵּית אֲבִינָדָב אֲשֶׁר בַּגִּבְעָה וְעֻזָּא וְאַחְיוֹ בְּנֵי אֲבִינָדָב נֹהֲגִים אֶת־הָעֲגָלָה חֲדָשָֽׁה

And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.

2 Samuel 6:6שמואל ב ו:ו

וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־גֹּרֶן נָכוֹן וַיִּשְׁלַח עֻזָּא אֶל־אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאחֶז בּוֹ כִּי שָׁמְטוּ הַבָּקָֽר

And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled.

2 Samuel 6:7שמואל ב ו:ז

וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּעֻזָּה וַיַּכֵּהוּ שָׁם הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־הַשַּׁל וַיָּמָת שָׁם עִם אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִֽים

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

2 Samuel 6:8שמואל ב ו:ח

וַיִּחַר לְדָוִד עַל אֲשֶׁר פָּרַץ יְהוָה פֶּרֶץ בְּעֻזָּה וַיִּקְרָא לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה

And David was displeased, because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzzah; and that place was called Perez-uzzah, unto this day

2 Kings 21:18מלכים ב כא:יח

וַיִּשְׁכַּב מְנַשֶּׁה עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּגַן־בֵּיתוֹ בְּגַן־עֻזָּא וַיִּמְלֹךְ אָמוֹן בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kings 21:26מלכים ב כא:כו

וַיִּקְבְֹּר אֹתוֹ בִּקְבֻרָתוֹ בְּגַן־עֻזָּא וַיִּמְלֹךְ יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza; and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

Ezra 2:49עזרא ב:מט

בְּנֵי־עֻזָּא בְנֵי־פָסֵחַ בְּנֵי בֵסָֽי

the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai;

Nehemiah 7:51נחמיה ז:נא

בְּנֵי־גַזָּם בְּנֵי־עֻזָּא בְּנֵי פָסֵֽחַ

the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah;

1 Chronicles 8:7דברי הימים א ח:ז

וְנַעֲמָן וַאֲחִיָּה וְגֵרָא הוּא הֶגְלָם וְהוֹלִיד אֶת־עֻזָּא וְאֶת־אֲחִיחֻֽד

and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, were they that carried them captive—and he begot Uzza, and Ahihud.

1 Chronicles 13:7דברי הימים א יג:ז

וַיַּרְכִּיבוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־עֲגָלָה חֲדָשָׁה מִבֵּית אֲבִינָדָב וְעֻזָּא וְאַחְיוֹ נֹהֲגִים בָּעֲגָלָֽה

And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, [and brought it] out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

1 Chronicles 13:9דברי הימים א יג:ט

וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־גֹּרֶן כִּידֹן וַיִּשְׁלַח עֻזָּא אֶת־יָדוֹ לֶאֱחֹז אֶת־הָאָרוֹן כִּי שָֽׁמְטוּ הַבָּקָֽר

And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

1 Chronicles 13:10דברי הימים א יג:י

וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּעֻזָּא וַיַּכֵּהוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח יָדוֹ עַל־הָאָרוֹן וַיָּמָת שָׁם לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִֽים

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and He smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.

1 Chronicles 13:11דברי הימים א יג:יא

וַיִּחַר לְדָוִיד כִּֽי־פָרַץ יְהוָה פֶּרֶץ בְּעֻזָּא וַיִּקְרָא לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה

And David was displeased, because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzza; and that place was called Perez-uzza unto this day.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Uzza?

Uzza — עזא in Hebrew — has a gematria of 78 in the standard method.

How many times is Uzza named in the Tanakh?

14 times, first at 2 Samuel 6:3.

A spelling is not a name. The written word עזא stands 8 times in the corpus, which is a different question and often a different number: the same letters can spell another name or an ordinary word, and a name written with a particle attached is a word that search never returns. It is here, as itself.

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