Strong's Lexicon Luz: Luz Original Word: לוּז Word Origin: The origin of the word "Luz" is uncertain, but it is a proper name used in the Hebrew Bible to denote specific locations. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun "Luz" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. Usage: In the Bible, "Luz" refers to two distinct locations. The first is an ancient city in the land of Canaan, which was later renamed Bethel by Jacob after his vision of the ladder reaching to heaven (Genesis 28:19). The second Luz is a city in the land of the Hittites, founded by a man who left the original Luz (Judges 1:26). Cultural and Historical Background: Luz, as Bethel, holds significant historical and religious importance in the Bible. It is the site where Jacob had his dream of a ladder reaching to heaven, symbolizing a connection between God and man. This event marked Bethel as a sacred place, and it became a center of worship for the Israelites. The renaming of Luz to Bethel, meaning "House of God," reflects its spiritual significance. The second Luz, mentioned in Judges, indicates the spread of the name and possibly the influence of the original city's cultural or religious practices. 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 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Luz Probably from luwz (as growing there); Luz, the name of two places in Palestine -- Luz. see HEBREW luwz 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). 
