H0187 H0187
Uzal; personal and place name, a son of Joktan and a region in southern Arabia (Yemen)
This Hebrew name designates both a person and a place. Uzal was the sixth son of Joktan, a descendant of Shem, listed in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10:27; 1 Chronicles 1:21). The name also identifies a region or city in southern Arabia, associated with the old capital of Yemen. Ezekiel 27:19 mentions Uzal (emended from the MT) as a trading partner of Tyre, supplying wrought iron, cassia, and calamus—luxury goods from Arabia. The name connects to the Arabian Peninsula's trade networks that brought spices, metals, and aromatics to the Mediterranean world. Uzal represents Israel's awareness of distant peoples and places descended from Noah.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Translations preserve the name: English 'Uzal, from-Uzal,' Spanish 'Uzal, de-Uzal,' French 'Uzal,' German 'Usal' and Hebrew variants. Genesis 10:27 and 1 Chronicles 1:21 list Uzal among Joktan's sons, tracing Arabian genealogy from Shem. Ezekiel 27:19 (following emendation 'from Uzal') identifies the region as a source of trade goods for Tyre—iron, cassia, and calamus from southern Arabia. The name bridges genealogy and geography, linking a personal descendant to a geographical region known for valuable trade commodities. 3×
AR["أوزال", "أُوزَالَ", "مِنْ-أُوزَالَ"]·ben["উজ্জল-থেকে", "উসাল", "ঊষল"]·DE["Usal", "[אוזל]", "[מאוזל]"]·EN["Uzal", "from-Uzal"]·FR["Uzal", "[אוזל]"]·heb["אוזל", "מאוזל"]·HI["उज़ाल-को", "ऊजाल", "ऊजाल-से"]·ID["Uzal", "dari-Uzal,"]·IT["Uzal", "[אוזל]", "[מאוזל]"]·jav["Uzal", "saking-Uzal"]·KO["우살", "우살에서-"]·PT["Uzal", "de-Uzal"]·RU["Узала", "из-Узала"]·ES["Uzal", "de-Uzal"]·SW["Uzali", "kutoka-Uzali"]·TR["Uzal'dan", "Uzal'ı"]·urd["اوزال", "اوزل-سے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אוּזָל n.pr.m. (Sam. איזל, 𝔊 Αἰζηλ) 6th son of Joktan Gn 10:27 1 Ch 1:21 = n.pr.loc. Ez 27:19, read מֵאוּזָל 𝔊 𝔖 Hi Sm Co; old capital of Yemen, later San’â, cf. Di Gn 10:27.