H3870Hebrewlûz

לוּז

Luz.

8
Total Occurrences
3
Books
8
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Lûwz; Pronunciation: looz