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Definition of: Uriah
(y
·rī′ə)
A masculine personal name. Also Ital. U·ri·a (
·rē′ä), U·ri·as (Ger. ·rē′·äs, Lat. yə·rī′əs), Fr. U·rie (ü·rē′). [<Hebrew, God is light]
—Uriah
A Hittite captain in the Israelite army, husband of Bathsheba, treacherously sent to his death by David. II Sam. xi 15–17.
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