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Lexicon :: Strong's H3870 - lûz

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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 Box Gen 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:19 - Il donna à ce lieu le nom de Béthel; mais la ville s'appelait auparavant Luz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:6 - Jacob arriva, lui et tous ceux qui étaient avec lui, à Luz, qui est Béthel, dans le pays de Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:3 - Jacob dit à Joseph: Le Dieu tout puissant m'est apparu à Luz, dans le pays de Canaan, et il m'a béni.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:2 - Elle continuait de Béthel à Luz, et passait vers la frontière des Arkiens par Atharoth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:13 - Elle passait de là par Luz, au midi de Luz, qui est Béthel, et elle descendait à Atharoth Addar par-dessus la montagne qui est au midi de Beth Horon la basse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:23 - La maison de Joseph fit explorer Béthel, qui s'appelait autrefois Luz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:26 - Cet homme se rendit dans le pays des Héthiens; il bâtit une ville, et lui donna le nom de Luz, nom qu'elle a porté jusqu'à ce jour.
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