לוּחִית
𐤋𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤕
Luchit
H3872 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper name designating a geographic location—Luhith, a site situated on an ascent associated with the region of Moab, likely indicating a settlement or place notable for a sloping or terraced feature ('floored, level track').
Semantic Range
proper name of a Moabite site, ascent or route associated with Luhith, a location defined by a terraced or floored landscape feature
Root / Etymology
Derived from the Hebrew root לוח, meaning 'tablet, slab, board, plank', with the diminutive or locative ending -ית indicating a place characterized by or associated with a slab-like or leveled feature; thus 'place of boards/flooring/levelness'.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Luhith (לוּחִית, or as a plural construct לֻחוֹת) appears only in Jeremiah 48:5 and Isaiah 15:5, always in prophecies concerning the fate of Moab. The term denotes the 'ascent of Luhith,' pointing to a slope or pass. The association with the root לוח (‘tablet, slab’) suggests a place marked by a broad, possibly paved or terraced area. The identification of Luhith's precise location remains uncertain, but its mention alongside Moabite sites places it east of the Jordan, within or near Moabite territory. English translations often use 'Luhith' to represent the Hebrew name, preserving the toponym without rendering its descriptive sense; thus, modern readers may overlook its likely reference to a prominent landscape feature such as a rocky slope or terrace. The term does not denote people but a place, and does not have later religious associations.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
or לֻחוֹת; (Jeremiah 48:5), from the same as לוּחַ; floored; Luchith, a place East of the Jordan; Luhith.
Bantu Hebrew
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לוח (l-w-ḥ) — tablet, slab, board, plank
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3871 | לוּחַ | the polished tablets |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3872-01 |
הַ/לּוּחִ֗ית | haluchit | HTd/Np |
Luhith | the Slab-Place | 2 |
H3872-02 |
ה/לחות | hlchvt | HTd/Np |
Luhith | Slab-Place | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3872-01 |
Isaiah 15:5 | הַ/לּוּחִ֗ית | haluchit | HTd/Np |
of Luhith | the Slab-Place |
H3872-02 |
Jeremiah 48:5 | ה/לחות | hlchvt | HTd/Np |
Luhith | Slab-Place |
H3872-01 |
Jeremiah 48:5 | הַ/לּוּחִ֔ית | haluchit | HTd/Np |
Luhith | the Slab-Place |