Uzzi is a given name. One derivation is biblical, from Uzzî (Hebrew: עֻזִּי) meaning "my strength".[1] The name can also be transliterated as Uzi.[1] It may be a nickname for Uzza/Uzzah, Uzzia/Uzziah, and Uziel/Uzziel.[2][1]
Biblical characters with this name:
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 .[5]
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Other people with this given name include:
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Uzzi". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.