URIAH

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• URIAH (noun)
  The noun URIAH has 1 sense:

1. (Old Testament) the husband of Bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king David could marry his wife (circa 10th century BC)

  Familiarity information: URIAH used as a noun is very rare.

• URIAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Old Testament) the husband of Bathsheba and a soldier who was sent to die in battle so that king David could marry his wife (circa 10th century BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Uriah" is a kind of...):

soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

 Context examples 

“Mr. Wickfield is a most excellent man, Master Copperfield,” said Uriah.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

You remember the small affair of Uriah and Bathsheba?

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Yes, sir,” returned Uriah; “but Mr. Maldon has come back, and he begs the favour of a word.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Oh no, Master Copperfield,” returned Uriah, shaking his head, “I am much too umble for that!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“I am not doing office-work, Master Copperfield,” said Uriah.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

I asked Uriah if he had been with Mr. Wickfield long?

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“I am improving my legal knowledge, Master Copperfield,” said Uriah.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“A sweet lady, Master Copperfield!” said Uriah Heep.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Oh, indeed, Master Copperfield,” said Uriah.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

It so happened that this chair was opposite a narrow passage, which ended in the little circular room where I had seen Uriah Heep's pale face looking out of the window.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)