3872. Luchith or Luchoth

Lexicon

Luchith or Luchoth: Luchith or Luchoth

Original Word: לוּחִית
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Luwchiyth
Pronunciation: loo-KHEETH or loo-KHOHTH
Phonetic Spelling: (loo-kheeth')
Definition: Luchith or Luchoth
Meaning: Luchith

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Luhith

Or Luchowth (Jer. 48:5) {loo-khoth'}; from the same as luwach; floored; Luchith, a place East of the Jordan -- Luhith.

see HEBREW luwach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as luach
Definition
a place in Moab
NASB Translation
Luhith (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

הלחות Jeremiah 48:5 Kt see לוּחִית.

לוּחִית proper name, of a location in Moab; with article הַלּוּחִית מַעֲלֵה Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:5 Qr (הַלֻּחִית; Kt. הלחות); it lay south of the Arnon; compare Buhl^{Geogr. 24, 272 and references}; ᵐ5 Λουειθ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root word לוּחַ (luach), meaning "tablet" or "board."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Luchith, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a geographical location not directly translated into Greek in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: The term Luchith is used in the context of a place name, specifically an ascent or slope, mentioned in the prophetic writings of the Old Testament.

Context: Luchith is referenced in the Bible as a location associated with the Moabites. It is mentioned in the prophetic book of Isaiah and the book of Jeremiah, where it is described as a place of ascent or slope. The "ascent of Luhith" is depicted as a route of escape or movement during times of distress or judgment upon Moab. The specific geographical location of Luchith is not precisely identified in modern times, but it is understood to be in the region of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. The ascent is characterized by its steepness, which is implied in the context of the passages where it is mentioned.

• Isaiah 15:5 (BSB): "My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. For at the Ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; surely on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction."

• Jeremiah 48:5 (BSB): "For on the Ascent to Luhith they will ascend with continual weeping; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction."

These passages highlight the emotional and physical struggle associated with the ascent, as it is a path taken during a time of calamity for the people of Moab.

Forms and Transliterations

הַלּוּחִ֔ית הַלּוּחִ֗ית הלוחית hal·lū·ḥîṯ halluChit hallūḥîṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 15:5
HEB: כִּ֣י ׀ מַעֲלֵ֣ה הַלּוּחִ֗ית בִּבְכִי֙ יַֽעֲלֶה־
NAS: up the ascent of Luhith weeping;
KJV: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping
INT: Surely the ascent of Luhith weeping go

Jeremiah 48:5
HEB: [הַלֻּחֹות כ] (הַלּוּחִ֔ית ק) בִּבְכִ֖י
NAS: For by the ascent of Luhith They will ascend
KJV: For in the going up of Luhith continual
INT: by the ascent Luhith continual will ascend

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3872
2 Occurrences

hal·lū·ḥîṯ — 2 Occ.