zuz (zo?oz)n. An ancient Hebrew silver coin.[Mishnaic Hebrew zûz, from Aramaic, from Akkadian z?zu, half, division, unit of weight, from zâzu, to divide; see ?w? in Semitic roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.zuz (zu?z) n1. (Historical Terms) an ancient Hebrew silver coin2. (Currencies) an ancient Hebrew silver coinCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014