Uriah

[ yoo-rahy-uh ]

/ yʊˈraɪ ə /

Also Douay Bible, U·ri·as

[yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/. Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God is light.”

Example sentences from the Web for uriah

The other's tone was delightfully envious of Uriah's good fortune.

The New Land |Elma Ehrlich Levinger
We went on shore at an early hour; took breakfast at Uriah McGill's.

Eli and Sibyl Jones |Rufus Matthew Jones
This command was fulfilled, and Uriah fell, struck dead by an Ammonite arrow.

History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
Uriah Risley was an Englishman who had settled in the vicinity with his wife several years before.

Marching on Niagara |Edward Stratemeyer

A good king was once guilty of that particular thing, and was clear otherwise, saving in the matter of Uriah.

State Trials, Political and Social |Various

Uriah

/ (jʊˈraɪə) /

Old Testament a Hittite officer, who was killed in battle on instructions from David so that he could marry Uriah's wife Bathsheba (II Samuel 11)