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Uriyahu — prophet killed by King Jehoiakim for prophesying judgment
Uriyahu (also Uriah) was a prophet from Kiriath-jearim who proclaimed messages similar to Jeremiah's, warning of Jerusalem's coming destruction (Jeremiah 26:20). King Jehoiakim, enraged, had him hunted down in Egypt and executed, then dishonorably buried. The name means 'Yahweh is my light' or 'flame of Yahweh.' His martyrdom illustrates the deadly risks prophets faced when confronting royal power with unpopular truth. Jeremiah's survival, by contrast, highlights divine protection and the variability of prophetic fates.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name (meaning 'Yahweh is my light' or 'flame of Yahweh') of a prophet martyred by Jehoiakim for proclaiming judgment against Judah. Translations consistently transliterate 'Uriyahu' or variant forms, preserving the theophoric element. Jeremiah 26:20 recounts his execution as a cautionary tale, contrasting his fate with Jeremiah's narrow escape. His story underscores the courage required to speak God's word to hostile authorities. 1×
AR["أُورِيَّا"]·ben["উরিয়"]·DE["[אוריהו]"]·EN["Uriyahu"]·FR["[אוריהו]"]·heb["אוריהו"]·HI["ऊरिय्याहू"]·ID["Uria"]·IT["[אוריהו]"]·jav["Uriya"]·KO["우리야가"]·PT["Uriyahu"]·RU["Урияху"]·ES["Uriyahu"]·SW["Uriya"]·TR["Uriya"]·urd["اوریاہ"]
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
† אוּרִיָּ֫הוּ n.pr.m. (flame of Yahweh or my light is Yahweh v. יהוה) a prophet slain by Jehoiakim Je 26:20.