11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.
H223
אוּרִיָּה
'Uwriyah
oo-ree-yaw'
Proper Name Masculine
or (prolonged) Uwriyahuw {oo-ree-yaw'-hoo}; from H217 and H3050; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites:--Uriah, Urijah.
Uriah or Urijah = "Jehovah (Yahweh) is my light (flame)"
- Hittite husband of Bathsheba
- a priest who built king Ahaz' heathen altar
- a priest who rebuilt Jerusalem's wall
- a prophet slain by Jehoiakim
Strong's Number H223 Bible Verses