H5780 H5780
Uz, a personal name in Aramean/Edomite genealogies and a regional name for Job's homeland east of Israel.
A proper noun functioning both as a personal name and a geographic designation. As a personal name, Uz appears in three genealogical lines: a son of Aram and grandson of Shem (Gen 10:23, 1 Chr 1:17), the eldest son of Nahor (Gen 22:21), and an Edomite descendant of Seir (Gen 36:28, 1 Chr 1:42). As a place name, it denotes the eastern territory where Job dwelt (Job 1:1) and a region addressed in prophetic judgment (Jer 25:20, Lam 4:21). The convergence of Aramean, Nahorite, and Edomite traditions suggests a broad eastern frontier region. The Septuagint renders it as Aus/Os, while translations vary between 'Uz,' 'Uts,' and 'Utz.'
Senses
1. Uz (place/personal name) — A proper noun used both for persons in patriarchal genealogies and for the eastern region associated with Job. Three genealogical figures bear the name: a son of Aram (Gen 10:23), a son of Nahor (Gen 22:21), and a Horite descendant (Gen 36:28), reflecting the convergence of Aramean, Abrahamic, and Edomite traditions in the transjordanian east. As a geographic term, 'the land of Uz' is Job's homeland (Job 1:1), later invoked in prophetic oracles (Jer 25:20, Lam 4:21). The Septuagint Ausitis and modern renderings -- English 'Uz,' Spanish 'Uz,' German 'Uz' -- all preserve the short, ancient toponym. 8×
AR["عوص", "عُوصَ", "عُوصُ", "وَ-عوص"]·ben["উস", "উসের", "উৎস", "ঊষ", "ও-ঊষ"]·DE["Uz", "[העוץ]", "[ועוץ]", "[עוץ]"]·EN["Uts", "Utz", "Uz", "and-Uts", "of-Uts"]·FR["Uts", "Uz", "[העוץ]", "[ועוץ]", "[עוץ]"]·heb["ה-עוץ", "ו-עוץ", "עוץ"]·HI["उतस", "ऊज", "ऊज़", "ऊज़-के", "ऊस", "ऊस-के", "और-ऊज़"]·ID["Us", "dan-Us"]·IT["Uz", "[העוץ]", "[ועוץ]", "[עוץ]"]·jav["Us", "Uz", "lan-Us"]·KO["그-와-우스", "우스", "우스-의", "우스와", "우스의"]·PT["'Uts", "Uts", "e-'Uts"]·RU["Уц", "Уца", "и-Уц"]·ES["Uts", "Utz", "Uz", "y-Uts"]·SW["Usi", "Utsi", "na-Usi", "ya-Usi"]·TR["Uts", "Uts'un", "Uz", "Uz'u", "Uz'un", "ve-Uts"]·urd["عوص", "عوص-کی", "عوض", "و-عوض"]
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
† עוּץ n. pr. 1. m. a. (eldest) ‘son’ of Aramaic Gn 10:23 (P), = ‘son’ of Shem 1 Ch 1:17, 𝔊 Ως, 𝔊L Ch Ουζ. b. eldest ‘son’ of Naḥor Gn 22:21 (J), A Ωξ, 𝔊L Ωζ. c. Edomite name Gn 36:28 = 1 Ch 1:42, 𝔊 Ως, 𝔊L Ους. 2. loc. (= 1. a, b, poss. also c), מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ הָעוּץ Je 25:20 (𝔊 om.); בְּאֶרֶץ־עוּץ Jb 1:1 (home of Job), 𝔊 Αυσιτις; La 4:21 (del. עוּץ 𝔊 cf. Bu and reff.); on Uz as vague name…