How many times is Uriah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Uriah appears 27 times in the King James Version, in 22 verses. Counting every form (Uriah, Uriah's), it appears 28 times in 23 verses across 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Uriah 32 times (35 with every form).
Uriah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Uriah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Uriah | 27 | 32 |
| Uriah's | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 28 | 35 |
What the name Uriah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Uriah as "the Lord is my light or fire".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Uriah most
Uriah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Samuel has the most (24), then 1 Kings (1) and 1 Chronicles (1).
First and last mention of Uriah
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
The verse that uses it most is 2 Samuel 11:6, 2 times (tied with 2 Samuel 11:8, 2 Samuel 11:10, 2 Samuel 11:12, 2 Samuel 11:26):
And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 7 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Nehemiah 3:4: counted in the World English Bible only
And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.
Next to them, Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz made repairs. Next to them, Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel made repairs. Next to them, Zadok the son of Baana made repairs.
Nehemiah 3:21: counted in the World English Bible only
After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
After him, Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
Verses with Uriah on our topic pages
2 verses that use Uriah in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
David sent and inquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”
Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
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Common questions
How many times is Uriah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 28 of the 28 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Uriah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Samuel has the most (24), then 1 Kings (1) and 1 Chronicles (1).
Where is Uriah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Samuel 11:3: "And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?" The last is Isaiah 8:2.
What does the name Uriah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Uriah as "the Lord is my light or fire".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.