Luz לוּז
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| לוּז | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | luz |
| Strong's number | H3870 (H3870H, H3870G) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Luz |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (3) |
Luz (Hebrew לוּז, Strong's H3870) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Luz”. It occurs 8 times.
Definition
H3870H: Luz
Luz = "almond tree"
the early name of Bethel and probably the name of the town in close proximity to the actual location of the altar and pillar of Jacob
Another name of bet-el (בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל "Bethel" H1008G)
the early name of Bethel and probably the name of the town in close proximity to the actual location of the altar and pillar of Jacob
Another name of bet-el (בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל "Bethel" H1008G)
H3870G: Luz
§ Luz = "almond tree"
the name of a town in the land of the Hittites
the name of a town in the land of the Hittites
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | luz (8) |
|---|---|
| BSB | luz (7) |
Verses
Every verse with Luz, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 28:19And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
- Genesis 35:6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth–el, he and all the people that were with him.So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 48:3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
Joshua
- Joshua 16:2And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
- Joshua 18:13And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
Judges
- Judges 1:23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
- Judges 1:26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).