English
Uz
Uz comes from Hebrew עוּץ.
- Hebrew1880s–presentעוּץuts
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Uz
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentעוּץuts
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Uz
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “There was a man in the land of Uz,…”
Every English word from Hebrew עוּץ
Today it means
name A region mentioned in the Bible whose exact geographical location is unknown.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew עוּץ / Uz