Strong's Lexicon
Uri: Uri
Original Word:אוּרִי
Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration:Uwriy
Pronunciation:oo-REE
Phonetic Spelling:(oo-ree')
Definition:Uri
Meaning:Uri
Word Origin:Derived from the Hebrew root אוּר (ur), meaning "light" or "flame."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Uri in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper noun. However, the concept of "light" is often represented by the Greek word φῶς (phos), Strong's Greek #5457.
Usage:The name "Uri" means "my light" or "light of Yahweh." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, signifying illumination or enlightenment, often associated with divine guidance or presence.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, names were often reflective of personal characteristics, divine attributes, or familial hopes. The name Uri, meaning "my light," would have been a hopeful or prophetic name, possibly indicating a desire for the bearer to be a source of light or guidance to others, or to live under the illumination of God's wisdom.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
orDefinition"fiery," three Isr.
NASB TranslationUri (8).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(
fiery, or contracted for )
Exodus 31:2;Exodus 35:30;Exodus 38:22;1 Chronicles 2:20; 2Chronicles 1:5;
Ezra 10:24;
1 Kings 4:19.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Uri
From'uwr; fiery; Uri, the name of three Israelites -- Uri.
see HEBREW'uwr
Forms and Transliterations
אֻרִ֖י אוּרִ֔י אוּרִ֣י אוּרִ֥י אורי ארי וְאוּרִ֖י וְאוּרִֽי׃ ואורי ואורי׃ ’u·rî ’ū·rî ’urî ’ūrî uRi veuRi wə’ūrî wə·’ū·rî
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