Lexicon Luz: Luz Original Word: לוּז Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Luz Probably from luwz (as growing there); Luz, the name of two places in Palestine -- Luz. see HEBREW luwz NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably from the same as luz Definition earlier name of Bethel, also a Hittite city NASB Translation Luz (8). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. לוּז proper name, of a location 1. former name of Bethel Genesis 28:19 (J), Genesis 35:6 (E), Genesis 48:3 (P), Joshua 18:13 (twice in verse) (P), Judges 1:23; apparently distinct from Biblical מִבֵּיתאֵֿל לוּ֫זָה Joshua 16:2 (J E; but ׳ל here perhaps explanatory gloss, see Di); ᵐ5 Λουζα, Genesis 28:19 [Ουλαμ]μαυς 2 city in hands of Hittites Judges 1:26 (on conjectures as to site see GFM); ᵐ5 Λουζα. לוח (√ of following, meaning unknown; compare perhaps Arabic Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning "to turn aside" or "to depart."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew proper noun "Luz" in the Strong's Concordance, as it is a specific place name without a corresponding Greek term. However, the Greek Septuagint transliterates the name as Λουζ (Louz), maintaining its identity as a proper noun. Usage: The term "Luz" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a geographical location. It appears in the context of historical and genealogical records, as well as in narratives describing significant events. Context: • Luz in Canaan: Luz is first mentioned in Genesis 28:19, where it is identified as the original name of the city later called Bethel. Jacob, after his dream of the ladder reaching to heaven, renames the place Bethel, meaning "House of God." The city of Luz is described as being located near the border of the territory of the tribe of Ephraim (Joshua 16:2). Forms and Transliterations בְּל֖וּז בלוז ל֑וּזָה ל֔וּז ל֗וּזָה ל֙וּזָה֙ ל֥וּז לֽוּז׃ לוז לוז׃ לוזה bə·lūz beLuz bəlūz lū·zāh luz lūz Luzah lūzāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 28:19 HEB: אֵ֑ל וְאוּלָ֛ם ל֥וּז שֵׁם־ הָעִ֖יר NAS: the name of the city had been Luz. KJV: of that city [was called] Luz at the first. INT: Bethel however had been Luz the name of the city Genesis 35:6 Genesis 48:3 Joshua 16:2 Joshua 18:13 Joshua 18:13 Judges 1:23 Judges 1:26 8 Occurrences |
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shine, gleam, flash (of star, lightning, etc.), or Syriac 
wipe out, efface with reference to smooth surface; but this = לחה). 
