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Perez Uzzah
In Bible versions:
Perez Uzzah: NET NIVPerez-Uzzah: AVS TEV
Perez-uzzah: NRSV NASB
a place where God killed Uzzah when he touched the ark.
Google Maps:
Perez-uzzah (31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Hebrew
Strongs #06560: aze Urp Perets `Uzza'
Perezuzza or Perezuzzah = "breach of Uzza"1) the place where Uzzah was slain by God for touching the Ark;
located close to Jerusalem
6560 Perets `Uzza' peh'-rets ooz-zaw'
from 6556 and 5798; break of Uzza; Perets-Uzza, a place inPalestine:-Perez-uzza.
see HEBREW for 06556
see HEBREW for 05798
Perez-uzzah [EBD]
the breach of Uzzah, a place where God "burst forth upon Uzzah, so that he died," when he rashly "took hold" of the ark (2 Sam. 6:6-8). It was not far from Kirjath-jearim (q.v.).