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Uriah

Uriah

3 8.9
A man in the Old Testament who is Bathsheba's husband and a soldier sent to die by King David
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Urias
  • Uriah was a brave soldier, but King David sent Uriah to the front lines, knowing he would die.
  • Uriah the Hittite
  • the murder of Uriah

And if you don't know that story, Uriah the hide had a wife, Bathsheba.

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Examples

  • What were your prayers when you sent Uriah away, his own death warrant in his hand?

    Academic text (1995)

  • What would happen to Uriah's household if he died now?

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Tell her that Uriah is dead.

    David and Bathsheba (1951)

  • And then David went to war again, Uriah at his side.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Do you have authority here, Uriah?

    The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

  • Many of the men Uriah brought home were violent, more comfortable in war than in peace.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • But also... remember, Uriah died... as he would have wished.

    David (1997)

  • The bearer of this letter is Uriah, your lieutenant.

    David (1997)

  • In the battle, many innocent soldiers die needlessly, but David is pleased because Uriah is among those killed.

    Academic text (1995)

  • But even higher than David stands his guiltless victim, his loyal general Uriah, whom he abandoned to the enemy.

    Academic text (1993)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Uriah comes from Hebrew parts Uri meaning 'my light' and -yah meaning 'the Lord', so the name means 'the Lord is my light'. In the Bible, Uriah is a loyal soldier who dies a sad death, and that story helps you remember the name as someone who served under God's light.