Luz — the meaning of the Hebrew name לוּז

לוּז

Lûwz · pronounced looz · Strong's H3870 · a place

Luz means Luz, the name of two places in Palestine.

Built from

לוּז lûwz (probably from, H3869) — some kind of nut-tree, perhaps the almond open in the lexicon ›

probably from H3869 (as growing there); Luz, the name of two places in Palestine.

Gen 28:19 And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. (KJV)

7 occurrences in 7 verses — Genesis, Joshua, Judges

In the app every proper name in the chapter is highlighted; tap one for its meaning and parts. See also People of the Bible, Places of the Bible and the Names of God.

Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

Hebrew Explorer Weekly

One email, every Friday

This week’s Torah portion, a Hebrew word from it, an archaeology discovery, and what’s new — in time for Shabbat. Free, and one click to stop.