Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H3870: לוּז

Lûwz · pronounced looz · “Luz”

Definition

Luz, the name of two places in Palestine

KJV translates it as: Luz.

Word origin: probably from H3869 (לוּז) (as growing there);

Extended definition

§ Luz = "almond tree"
the name of a town in the land of the Hittites

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H3870 is translated

  • towards ×4
  • was luz ×2
  • luz ×2

Bible verses with H3870 (Lûwz)

Lûwz appears in 7 verses.

  • Genesis 28:19

    And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

  • Genesis 35:6

    So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth–el, he and all the people that were with him.

  • Genesis 48:3

    And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

  • Joshua 16:2

    And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

  • Joshua 18:13

    And 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.

  • Judges 1:23

    And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

  • Judges 1:26

    And 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.