'Luz' definitions:
Definition of 'Luz'
From: GCIDE
- Luz \Luz\ (l[u^]z), n. A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a matter of dispute. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Luz'
From: Easton
- Luz a nut-bearing tree, the almond.
- The ancient name of a royal Canaanitish city near the site of Bethel (Gen. 28:19; 35:6), on the border of Benjamin (Josh. 18:13). Here Jacob halted, and had a prophetic vision. (See BETHEL.)
- A place in the land of the Hittites, founded (Judg. 1:26) by "a man who came forth out of the city of Luz." It is identified with Luweiziyeh, 4 miles north-west of Banias.
Definition of 'Luz'
From: Hitchcock
- Luz, separation; departure; an almond