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.
Uzzi
People & Groups - Old Testament
Uzzi was the name of several Israelites, including an Aaronic descendant, members of Issachar and Benjamin, a Levite overseer, and heads of priestly families after the exile.
Uzzia
People & Groups - Old Testament
Uzzia was an Ashterathite and one of David’s mighty men. He is listed among David’s distinguished warriors.
Uzziah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Uzziah was a long-reigning king of Judah who prospered while seeking God but later presumptuously entered the temple to burn incense. God struck him with leprosy, and he lived separated from the temple until his death.
Uzziel
People & Groups - Old Testament
Uzziel was the name of several Israelites, including a son of Kohath and uncle of Aaron, a Simeonite captain, musicians, and a worker who helped repair Jerusalem’s wall.
Uzzielites, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Uzzielites were descendants of Uzziel and one of the principal families among the Kohathite Levites. They had responsibilities connected with the tabernacle and later temple service.
Vagabond
Other - Both
A vagabond is a wanderer or person without a settled home. Scripture uses the term for Cain’s condition and for traveling Jewish exorcists in Ephesus.
VAIN
Sin & Judgment - Both
Vain means empty, futile, or without lasting value. To take God’s name in vain is to use His name for an empty or improper purpose rather than with reverence and truth.
Vajezatha
People & Groups - Old Testament
Vajezatha was one of Haman’s ten sons. He was killed by the Jews in Shushan during the deliverance celebrated in the book of Esther.
Vale, Valley
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A valley is a hollow or lower area between hills or ridges. Biblical valleys included narrow rocky ravines, broad plains, streambeds, and lowlands, and many were identified by names such as Hinnom, Achor, Elah, and Jehoshaphat.
VALIANT, VALIANTLY
People & Groups - Both
Valiant means courageous, strong, or mighty, especially in warfare. In Scripture it commonly describes warriors and people of notable strength or bravery.
Valley
Places & Geography - Both
A valley is a low area between hills, ranging from a narrow ravine to a broad plain or watercourse. Scripture frequently names valleys as places of settlement, battle, harvest, judgment, or blessing.
VALLEY GATE
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Valley Gate was a gate of Jerusalem near the Valley of Hinnom, positioned between the Tower of the Furnaces and the Dung Gate. Nehemiah used it when inspecting the city’s defenses, and it was later included in the procession around the rebuilt walls.
VALLEY OF VISION
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Valley of Vision is a symbolic name for Jerusalem in Isaiah. It portrays the city as the place associated with prophetic revelation, while the surrounding prophecy announces coming judgment.
VAMPIRE
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
“Vampire” appears only as a marginal rendering for the horseleach in Proverbs 30:15. It refers to a bloodsucking creature and is not a reference to the later folkloric vampire.
Vaniah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Vaniah was a son of Bani who had married a foreign wife and was listed among those who separated from such marriages after the return from exile. The reading and meaning of his name are uncertain.
VANITY, VANITIES
Doctrine & Theology - Both
Vanity means emptiness, futility, falsehood, or transitoriness. Scripture uses the word for worthless idols, human efforts without lasting substance, and the frailty of the created order apart from God’s purpose.
VAPOR
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Vapor is mist, steam, smoke, or moisture rising into the air. Scripture uses it in descriptions of rain and clouds and as a picture of human life, which appears briefly and then vanishes.
Vashni
People & Groups - Old Testament
Vashni is the name found in some English versions for a son of Samuel in 1 Chronicles 6:28. The text is generally understood to mean “the second,” identifying Samuel’s sons as Joel and Abijah rather than naming a son Vashni.
Vashti
People & Groups - Old Testament
Vashti was queen of Ahasuerus. She refused the king’s command to appear at his banquet and was consequently divorced and dethroned, setting the stage for Esther’s rise to queenship.
Vaticanus, Codex
Scripture - Both
Codex Vaticanus is a highly important Greek manuscript of the Scriptures, generally dated to the fourth century. It preserves substantial portions of the Septuagint and New Testament and is designated by scholars as Codex B.
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