Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Unicorn
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
The unicorn of older English translations is the reem, more accurately rendered “wild ox.” It was a powerful, untamable, two-horned animal associated with strength and ferocity.
UNKNOWN GOD
God - New Testament
The “unknown god” was the subject of an altar inscription Paul encountered in Athens. He used it as an opening to proclaim the true God, whom the Athenians worshiped without knowing, as the Creator and Lord of all.
UNLEARNED
Other - New Testament
Unlearned can mean lacking formal education or technical rabbinical instruction. In some New Testament contexts it refers more broadly to an ordinary person without special spiritual gifts or to those lacking understanding.
Unni
People & Groups - Old Testament
Unni was the name of Levites associated with singing and temple service. One served during David’s arrangements for the ark, and another is listed among those connected with the restored community.
UNNO
People & Groups - Old Testament
Unno was a Levite who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and served among the leaders or singers associated with the restored community.
UNQUENCHABLE FIRE
Sin & Judgment - Both
Unquenchable fire is a biblical image of the abiding and fearful judgment of the wicked. Jesus and John the Baptist use it in connection with Gehenna and the final separation of the righteous from the wicked.
UNTEMPERED
Prophecy - Old Testament
Untempered mortar is defective mortar made with clay or another unsuitable material rather than properly prepared lime. Ezekiel uses the weak coating on a wall as a picture of false prophets whose reassuring messages cannot withstand judgment.
UNTOWARD
Sin & Judgment - New Testament
Untoward is an obsolete word meaning perverse, crooked, or willful. In Acts 2:40 it describes the morally corrupt generation from which Peter urged his hearers to be saved.
UNWASHEN
Jewish Life & Customs - New Testament
“Unwashen” refers to hands not ritually washed before eating. Jesus used the issue to rebuke scribes and Pharisees for elevating human tradition and outward ceremonial practice above the true purity God requires.
UNWORTHLY
Worship & Prayer - New Testament
“Unworthily” describes an improper or irreverent manner of participating in the Lord’s Supper. In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul warns believers to examine themselves and recognize the significance of the body and blood represented in the meal.
Upharsin
Prophecy - Old Testament
Upharsin was one of the Aramaic words written on the wall during Belshazzar’s feast. It conveyed the idea that the kingdom would be divided.
Uphaz
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Uphaz was a gold-bearing region mentioned in Jeremiah and Daniel, though its location is uncertain. Some interpreters consider it another form of Ophir.
Ur
Places & Geography - Both
Ur was the city of the Chaldees from which Terah and Abraham departed toward Canaan. It was an important ancient center in Mesopotamia, though its exact identification has been debated.
UR OF THE CHALDEES
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Ur of the Chaldees was the homeland from which Terah and Abraham departed. It is traditionally identified with a city in southern Babylonia, though the precise location has been debated; Scripture places Abraham’s early homeland in Mesopotamia.
Urbane, Or Urbane
People & Groups - New Testament
Urbane, or Urbanus, was a Christian in Rome whom Paul greeted. Paul called him a fellow worker in Christ.
Urbanus
People & Groups - New Testament
Urbanus is the Greek form of Urbane. He was a Christian worker in Rome whom Paul greeted as a fellow worker in Christ.
Uri
People & Groups - Old Testament
Uri was the name of several men in Israel’s genealogies, including the father of Bezalel, a provision officer under Solomon, and a returned exile who had taken a foreign wife.
Uriah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Uriah was a Hittite soldier and one of David’s mighty men. David arranged his death after taking Bathsheba, Uriah’s wife; other men with the same name also appear in Scripture.
Urias
People & Groups - Both
Urias is a form of the name Uriah. The supplied sources provide no further information for this entry.
Uriel
People & Groups - Both
Uriel was the name of several biblical persons, including Kohathite Levites and the father of Michaiah. In an inter-testamental writing, Uriel is also named as an angel.
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