Bible Person

Uzzi

Meaning: my strength; my kid · Male · 1 cross reference

This Uzzi entry refers to the head of the house of Jedaiah in Nehemiah 12:19, not to the Benjamite chief or the Levites and priests of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the ordered priestly memory of the restored community. First appears in Neh 12:19.1

AI summary: This Uzzi matters because his single cross reference helps preserve the succession and structure of priestly houses after the exile. The entry shows that restoration involved continuity of worship leadership across generations. Taken together, the material presents this Uzzi as a priestly head in the post-exilic community.1

Central Figure

Uzzi

Meaning: my strength; my kid

The head of the house of Jedaiah, one of “the chief of the priests” (Neh.