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U — Usquebaugh to Uzziel (Part 2 of 2)

Uzziel The angel next in command to Gabriel. The word means “Strength of God.” Uzziel is commanded by Gabriel to “coast the south with strictest watch.” (Milton: Paradise Lost, iv. 782.)

V represents a hook, and is called in Hebrew vav (a hook).