Lûwz — H3870

H3870 · Hebrew — לוז

Pronunciation: looz

Definition

locative proper noun

Luz, the name of two places in Palestine

  1. Luz = "almond tree"
  2. 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
  3. the name of a town in the land of the Hittites; site unknown

Usually translated as

Luz

Origin

probably from H3869 (as growing there)

Occurrences

Lûwz occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Joshua (2), Judges (2)

Strong's Lexicon — L