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Lexicon :: Strong's H3870 - lûz

Aa
לוּז
Transliteration
lûz
Pronunciation
looz
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from לוּז (H3869) (as growing there)
Strong’s Definitions

לוּז Lûwz, looz; probably from H3869 (as growing there); Luz, the name of two places in Palestine:—Luz.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H3870 in the following manner: Luz (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H3870 in the following manner: Luz (8x).

  1. Luz = "almond tree"

    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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לוּז Lûwz, looz; probably from H3869 (as growing there); Luz, the name of two places in Palestine:—Luz.
STRONGS H3870: Abbreviations
† 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); Greek Version of the LXX Λουζα, Genesis 28:19 [Ουλαμ]μαυς
2. city in hands of Hittites Judges 1:26 (on conjectures as to site see GFM); Greek Version of the LXX Λουζα.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:19; 28:19; 35:6; 48:3

Joshua

16:2; 18:13

Judges

1:23; 1:26

H3870

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3870 matches the Hebrew לוּז (lûz),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:19 - And he called H7121 the name H8034 of H4725➔ that H1931 place ➔H4725 Bethel: H1008 H1008 but H199 the name H8034 of that city H5892 was called Luz H3870 at the first. H7223

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:6 - So H935➔ Jacob H3290 came ➔H935 to Luz, H3870 which H834 is in the land H776 of Canaan, H3667 that H1931 is, Bethel, H1008 H1008 he H1931 and all H3605 the people H5971 that H834 were with him. H5973

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:3 - And H559➔ Jacob H3290 said ➔H559 unto H413 Joseph, H3130 God H410 Almighty H7706 appeared H7200 unto me H413 at Luz H3870 in the land H776 of Canaan, H3667 and blessed H1288 me, H853

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:2 - And goeth out H3318 from Bethel H1008 H1008 to Luz, H3870 and passeth along H5674 unto H413 the borders H1366 of Archi H757 to Ataroth, H5852

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:13 - And H5674➔ the border H1366 went over ➔H5674 from thence H8033 toward Luz, H3870 to H413 the side H3802 of Luz, H3870 which H1931 is Bethel, H1008 H1008 southward; H5045 and H3381➔ the border H1366 descended ➔H3381 to Atarothadar, H5853 H5853 near H5921 the hill H2022 that H834 lieth on the south side H5045 of the H1032➔ nether H8481 Bethhoron. ➔H1032

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:23 - And H8446➔ the house H1004 of Joseph H3130 sent to descry ➔H8446 Bethel. H1008 H1008 (Now the name H8034 of the city H5892 before H6440 was Luz.) H3870

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:26 - And H3212➔ the man H376 went ➔H3212 into the land H776 of the Hittites, H2850 and built H1129 a city, H5892 and called H7121 the name thereof H8034 Luz: H3870 which H1931 is the name thereof H8034 unto H5704 this H2088 day. H3117
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