Heb. luz, ( Genesis 30:37 ), a nutbearing tree. The Hebrew word is rendered in the Vulgate by amygdalinus, "the almond-tree," which is probably correct. That tree flourishes in Syria.
The Hebrew term luz occurs only in ( Genesis 30:37 ) Authorities are divided between the hazel and the almond tree as representing the luz . The latter is most probably correct.
HAZEL
ha'-z'-l (Genesis 30:37 the King James Version).
See ALMOND.
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