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OZEM

o'-zem ('otsem, meaning unknown):

(1) The 6th son of David (1 Ch 2:15). Septuagint (Asom) and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) suggest that the name should be pointed 'atsom.

(2) A "son" of Jerahmeel (1 Ch 2:25).


OZIAS

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 Ezr 7:4; 1 Ch 6:51.

(3) Head of a family of temple-servants who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:31) = "Uzza" of Ezr 2:49; Neh 7:51.

(4) Greek form of UZZIAH (which see) in Mt 1:8,9 the King James Version. A king of Judah.

S. Angus


OZIEL

o'-zi-el (Ozeiel): An ancestor of Judith (Judith 8:1); another form of the Old Testament name "Uzziel."


OZNI

oz'-ni ('ozni, "my hearing," or "my ear"): A "son" of Gad (Nu 26:16) = "Ezbon" of Gen 46:16 (compare 1 Ch 7:7).


OZNITES

oz'-nits (with the article ha'ozni (collective), "the Oznites"): Of the clan of Ozni (Nu 26:16).

See OZNI .


OZORA

o-zo'-ra.

See EZORA .



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