Strong H38702 sensesלוּז

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong H3870

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H3870 appears in 7 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. Important city in Israel, associated with Abraham and Jacob.H3870H6 verses · Genesis, Joshua, Judges
2. A Canaanite city; a man built another city named LuzH3870G1 verse · Judges

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• luz6
• thence1
• thereof1

First verses

1. Genesis 28:19
   And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
2. Genesis 35:6
   So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth–el, he and all the people that were with him.
3. Genesis 48:3
   And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
4. Joshua 16:2
   And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
5. Joshua 18:13
   And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.
6. Judges 1:23
   And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
7. Judges 1:26
   And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.