לוּדLûwd

Lud, the name of two nations

Pronunciation: lood · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3865

Meanings

1. Lud, Lydia (Genesis 10:22; 1 Chronicles 1:17)

2. apparently a people in northeast Africa (Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 27:10; Ezekiel 30:5)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 10:22 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:17 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
  • Isaiah 66:19 I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.
  • Ezekiel 27:10 “Men from distant Persia, Lydia, and Libya served in your great army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls, giving you great honor.
  • Ezekiel 30:5 Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all Arabia, and all their other allies will be destroyed in that war.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).