The meaning of Ozias in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
o-zi'-as:
(1) (Ozeias, Ozias, Codex Vaticanus a b): The son of Micah, a Simeonite, one of the 3 rulers of Bethulia in the days of Judith (Judith 6:15-16; 7:23; 8:9 ff.; 10:6).
(2) (Ozeias, Codex Vaticanus and Swete; the King James Version has Ezias (1 Esdras 8:2), following Codex Alexandrinus Ezias): An ancestor of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:2; 2 Esdras 1:2) = "Uzzi" of Ezra 7:4; I Chronicles 6:51.
(3) Head of a family of temple-servants who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:31) = "Uzza" of Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:51.
(4) Greek form of UZZIAH (which see) in Matthew 1:8-9 the King James Version. A king of Judah.
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See more on the meaning of Ozias in the Bible:
Ozias {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ozias {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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