First names in Hebrew

First name Luz: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לוז

Gematria value: 43

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Luz is written לוז

Luz means "light" in Spanish; in Hebrew, Luz, לוז, is the old name of Bethel.

Meaning and origin

What does Luz mean?

Meaning: "light" (Spanish); in Hebrew, the old name of Bethel
Origin: Spanish

Luz means “light” in Spanish, from the Latin lux, and it is a classic name in the Spanish-speaking world. By a striking meeting of languages, Luz is also a Hebrew word and a biblical place: the city where Jacob dreamed of the ladder was first called Luz, before he renamed it Bethel, “house of God” (Genesis 28:19). In Hebrew, luz is also the almond tree (Genesis 30:37).

Gematria

Luz = 43

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לוז has 3 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• זthe letter Zayin7
• Total43

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter Zayin

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Luz, from ל to ז:

לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה זָהָב וּזְכוֹכִית וּתְמוּרָתָהּ כְּלִי־פָז׃

“Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for vessels of fine gold.”

Job 28:17

The book of your first name

Luz, in nine pages

• Luz, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Luz
• Luz, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Luz in three answers

How do you write Luz in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Luz is written לוז. Luz means "light" in Spanish; in Hebrew, Luz, לוז, is the old name of Bethel.

What is the gematria value of Luz?
Written לוז, Luz is worth 43: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Zayin (7).

What does Luz mean?
Light" (Spanish); in Hebrew, the old name of Bethel (origin: Spanish). Luz means “light” in Spanish, from the Latin lux, and it is a classic name in the Spanish-speaking world. By a striking meeting of languages, Luz is also a Hebrew word and a biblical place: the city where Jacob dreamed of the ladder was first called Luz, before he renamed it Bethel, “house of God” (Genesis 28:19). In Hebrew, luz is also the almond tree (Genesis 30:37).