Ouza

Ouza (Uzza)- In the Midrash Petirat Mosheh, which contains a dialogue between God and the soul of Moses, God is reminded that "the angels Ouza and Azael came down from Heaven and were corrupted [through cohabiting with the daughters of men], but that Moses was not corrupted," the reason for Moses remaining pure was that, after God had revealed himself to the Lawgiver, the latter abstained from intimacy with his wife.  In Exodus 19:15, it will be recalled, husbands were exhorted to "come not at you wives" so as to keep themselves clean preparatory to meeting with their Lord on the mount.  All this seems inconsistent with the traditional and prevailing belief among Jews that conjugal union, far from being a contaminating act, is a holy one, blessed by the Shekinah herself.  (a)

Ozah (Uzah) - One of the many names of the anel Metatron in Sefer ha-Heshek listing. (a)

Uzza (Uzzah, Ouza - "strength") - a name changed to Semyaza (q.v.).  Like Rehab, Uzza is a tutelary angel of the Egyptians.  [Rf. Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews III, 17.] (a)

Uzah, Usiah (Uzza) - as Ozah or Uzah, one of the names of Metatron, as listed in the Sefer ha-Heshek.  (a)

[See Also:  Azza and Semyaza; Abezi-Thibod]

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(a) "The Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, © 1967