לוּז
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. hazel, Corylus avellana
2. almond, Prunus amygdalus (Biblical, hapax legomenon)
3. a vertebra, from which the whole body is said to be resurrected, in Jewish tradition
Pronunciation
luz
Examples2
וְיִקַּח־לוֹ יַעֲקֹב מַקֵּל לִבְנֶה לַח ולוּז וְעַרְמוֹן […]
Then Jacob took fresh sticks of [literally stick] poplar and almond and plane trees, […]
אגוזי מֶלֶךְ, שְׁקֵדִים, לוּז, פִיסְטוּקִים וּצְנוֹבָּר הֵם פירות יְבֵשִׁים.
Walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios and pine nuts are dry fruits.