לֽוּז
𐤋𐤅𐤆
Luz
Luz
Luz — a proper noun designating notable locations in the Hebrew Bible. Most commonly refers to a Canaanite city in the hill country, later associated with the Israelite site of Bethel. In another instance, designates a city founded by a person migrating from the original Luz, presumably outside of Canaan. The word serves as a toponym rather than bearing a descriptive meaning in biblical usage.
Judges 1:23 · Word #9
Lexicon H3870
| Lemma | לוּז |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤅𐤆 |
| Transliteration | Luz |
| Strong's | H3870 |
| Definition | Luz — a proper noun designating notable locations in the Hebrew Bible. Most commonly refers to a Canaanite city in the hill country, later associated with the Israelite site of Bethel. In another instance, designates a city founded by a person migrating from the original Luz, presumably outside of Canaan. The word serves as a toponym rather than bearing a descriptive meaning in biblical usage. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Luz |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3870-02
Luz
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, feminine singular; place name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a proper feminine place name (HNp) used exclusively as a toponym in biblical usage. Since it functions as a geographic name rather than a descriptive noun, it is preserved as "Luz" without importing the possible root meaning. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Luz
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Luz |