Uzzi is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. One derivation is
biblical, from ''Uzzî'' () meaning "my strength".
The name can also be transliterated as
Uzi
The Uzi (; he, עוזי, Ūzi; officially cased as UZI) is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns and machine pistols first designed by Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal in the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the ...
.
It may be a nickname for
Uzza/Uzzah,
Uzzia/Uzziah, and
Uziel/Uzziel.
Biblical characters with this name:
* Uzzi, high priest of Israel ( el, Οζι in 1
Chr., Σαουια in
Ezra; la, 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
The Samaritan High Priest is the high priest (''kohen gadol'') of the remaining Samaritan community in the Levant. According to Samaritan tradition, the office has existed continuously since the time of Aaron, the brother of Moses, and has been ...
according to Samaritan Genealogical Records. He may be identical to the Jewish High Priest, as his predecessor
Bukki Bukki ( ''Buqqi'', "proved") may have been an early High Priest of Israel. Another Bukki is mentioned in Numbers as a leader in the Tribe of Dan.
Bukki is mentioned in the books 1 Chronicles (6:4) and Ezra (7:4) as the son of the High Priest Abish ...
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, Usi hid the tent sanctuary of the desert wandering ( Mishkan ) in a cave on the Garizim when the Israelites introduced the cult in Shilo , which was illegitimate from the Samaritan point of view .
[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.]
* Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Ozi), a grandson of
Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3)
* Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Ozi), a son of Bela, and grandson of
Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7)
* Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Ozi), a Benjamite, a chief in the tribe (1 Chr. 9:8)
* Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Azzi), a son of Bani, had the oversight of the Levites after the return from captivity (Neh. 11:22)
* Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Azzi), the head of the house of Jedaiah, one of "the chief of the priests" (Neh. 12:19)
* Uzzi, ( el, Οζι; la, Azzi) a priest who assisted in the dedication of the walls of
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
(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 Uzzi Reiss (born 1945 in Haifa) is an American private practice gynecologist offering anti-aging medicine services. He runs his California-based practice The Beverly Hills Anti-aging Center for Men and Women & Advanced Nutrition and Hormone-Based G ...
(born 1945), American physician
See also
*
Uzi (disambiguation)
References
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High Priests of Israel
Samaritan high priests
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