לוּז

Strong’s Definition

Luz, the name of two places in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

probably from H3869 (לוּז) (as growing there);

KJV Usage

Luz.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.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
• 2.the name of a town in the land of the hittites; site unknown

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Lûwz; Pronunciation: looz