לוּחִית
lu.chit
Luhith
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word לוּחִית (lu.chit) is a proper noun, specifically a personal name mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It is derived from the short definition "Luhith." With a total of two occurrences in the biblical text, Luhith is a relatively minor reference. However, the fact that it is mentioned twice suggests that its name might hold some significance or importance within its context. Despite its limited occurrences, our analysis remains grounded in the available data and cannot infer further meaning beyond being a specific person's name in the biblical text. Luhith appears to be an individual whose existence has enough historical or cultural relevance to be acknowledged twice in scripture, indicating its potential importance or relevance to the narrative in which it appears. The precise nature of this significance, however, remains unclear without additional context.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
My heart cries out for Moab! Her nobles flee to Zoar, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for on the way to Horonaim, they raise up a cry of destruction.
Jeremiah 48:5For they will go up by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping. For at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.