Uzziel

English

Etymology

From Hebrew עֻזִּיאֵל (“strength of God”).

Proper noun

Uzziel

1. A minor character in the Old Testament.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Chronicles 15:10:
     :

     Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.

2. A name ascribed to a cherub.
   • 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 781–783:

     When Gabriel to his next in power thus spake.
     Uzziel, half these draw off, and coast the South
     With strictest watch;

3. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.

References

• WebBible Encyclopaedia:Uzziel