In the bible, Uz is the name of the son of Aram (GEN 10:23), as well as name of son of Nahor (GEN 22:20-21) and son of Dishan (GEN 36:28). Meaning of the name: counsel; words. Related names are:
Aram, Hul, Gether
(and others ...)
. The translations of Uz in 25 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Utz in Spanish to
Utz in German!
And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. (GEN 10:23)
The children of Dishan are these: Uz, and Aran. (GEN 36:28)
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. (1CH 1:17)
The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran. (1CH 1:42)
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. (JOB 1:1)
And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, (JER 25:20)
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. (LAM 4:21)
Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, (GEN 22:21)