221. Uri
Strong's Lexicon
Uri: Uri

Original Word: אוּרִי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Uwriy
Pronunciation: oo-REE
Phonetic Spelling: (oo-ree')
Definition: Uri
Meaning: Uri

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אוּר (ur), meaning "light" or "flame."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Uri in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper noun. However, the concept of "light" is often represented by the Greek word φῶς (phos), Strong's Greek #5457.

Usage: The name "Uri" means "my light" or "light of Yahweh." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, signifying illumination or enlightenment, often associated with divine guidance or presence.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, names were often reflective of personal characteristics, divine attributes, or familial hopes. The name Uri, meaning "my light," would have been a hopeful or prophetic name, possibly indicating a desire for the bearer to be a source of light or guidance to others, or to live under the illumination of God's wisdom.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from or
Definition
"fiery," three Isr.
NASB Translation
Uri (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אוּרִי proper name, masculine (fiery, or contracted for אוּרִיָּה)

1 prince of Judah Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 38:22; 1 Chronicles 2:20; 2Chronicles 1:5;

2 a porter Ezra 10:24;

3 father of an officer of Solomon 1 Kings 4:19.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Uri

From 'uwr; fiery; Uri, the name of three Israelites -- Uri.

see HEBREW 'uwr

Forms and Transliterations
אֻרִ֖י אוּרִ֔י אוּרִ֣י אוּרִ֥י אורי ארי וְאוּרִ֖י וְאוּרִֽי׃ ואורי ואורי׃ ’u·rî ’ū·rî ’urî ’ūrî uRi veuRi wə’ūrî wə·’ū·rî
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 31:2
HEB: בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־ אוּרִ֥י בֶן־ ח֖וּר
NAS: the son of Uri, the son
KJV: the son of Uri, the son
INT: Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur

Exodus 35:30
HEB: בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־ אוּרִ֥י בֶן־ ח֖וּר
NAS: the son of Uri, the son
KJV: the son of Uri, the son
INT: Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur

Exodus 38:22
HEB: וּבְצַלְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־ אוּרִ֥י בֶן־ ח֖וּר
NAS: the son of Uri, the son
KJV: the son of Uri, the son
INT: now Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur

1 Kings 4:19
HEB: גֶּ֥בֶר בֶּן־ אֻרִ֖י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גִּלְעָ֑ד
NAS: the son of Uri, in the land
KJV: the son of Uri [was] in the country
INT: Geber the son of Uri the land of Gilead

1 Chronicles 2:20
HEB: הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ אוּרִ֔י וְאוּרִ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד
NAS: the father of Uri, and Uri
KJV: And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat
INT: Hur became of Uri and Uri the father

1 Chronicles 2:20
HEB: אֶת־ אוּרִ֔י וְאוּרִ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־
NAS: of Uri, and Uri became the father
KJV: begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
INT: became of Uri and Uri the father of Bezalel

2 Chronicles 1:5
HEB: בְּצַלְאֵל֙ בֶּן־ אוּרִ֣י בֶן־ ח֔וּר
NAS: the son of Uri, the son
KJV: the son of Uri, the son
INT: Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur

Ezra 10:24
HEB: שַׁלֻּ֥ם וָטֶ֖לֶם וְאוּרִֽי׃ ס
NAS: Shallum, Telem and Uri.
KJV: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
INT: Shallum Telem and Uri

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 221
8 Occurrences


’ū·rî — 6 Occ.
wə·’ū·rî — 2 Occ.















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