In the bible, Uri is the name of the father of Bezalel (EXO 31:2), as well as name of father of Geber (1KI 4:19) and Levite gatekeeper who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:24). Meaning of the name: my light, my fire. Related names are:
Bezaleel,
Hur,
Judah (and others ...)
. The translations of Uri in 37 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
U-Ri in Vietnamese to
Ori in Thai!
See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: (EXO 31:2)
And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; (EXO 35:30)
And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses. (EXO 38:22)
Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. (1KI 4:19)
And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. (1CH 2:20)
And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. (1CH 2:20)
Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it. (2CH 1:5)
Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. (EZR 10:24)