English
Uriah
Uriah comes from Biblical Hebrew אוּרִיָּה.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEאוּרִיָּה'ūriyyāliterally ‘God is my light’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Uriah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEאוּרִיָּה'ūriyyāliterally ‘God is my light’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Uriah
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew אוּרִיָּה
Today it means
name Any of a number of Old Testament men.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew אוּרִיָּה / Uriah