6312. Puah or Puvvah

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Puah or Puvvah: Puah, Puvvah

Original Word: פוּאָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Puw'ah
Pronunciation: POO-ah or POO-vah
Phonetic Spelling: (poo-aw')
Definition: Puah, Puvvah
Meaning: Puah, Puvvah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Phuvah, Pua, Puah

Or Puvvah {poov-vaw'}; from pa'ah; a blast; Puah or Puvvah, the name of two Israelites -- Phuvah, Pua, Puah.

see HEBREW pa'ah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from poh
Definition
a man of Issachar
NASB Translation
Puah (2), Puvah (1), Puvvah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מּוּאָה, מֻּוָּה proper name, masculine in Issachar, Φουα, etc.; — מּוּאָה Judges 10:1 (see GFM), 1 Chronicles 7:1; מֻּוָּה Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:3.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to "utter a cry."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name פוּאָה (Puah, Puvvah) as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the concept of midwifery and the act of defiance against unjust rulers can be thematically linked to various Greek terms related to childbirth and resistance in the New Testament.

Usage: The name appears in the context of two distinct individuals in the Old Testament.

Context: • Puah (Puvvah) is a name associated with two individuals in the Hebrew Bible:
1. Puah, the son of Issachar: He is listed as one of the sons of Issachar, a patriarch of one of the tribes of Israel. This reference is found in the genealogical records of the tribes of Israel. In 1 Chronicles 7:1, the Berean Standard Bible states: "The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all."
2. Puah, the midwife: She is one of the two Hebrew midwives mentioned in the Book of Exodus who defied Pharaoh's orders to kill Hebrew male infants. Her story is a testament to her bravery and faithfulness. In Exodus 1:15, the Berean Standard Bible records: "Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah."

• The name "Puah" is significant in the biblical narrative for its association with both the lineage of Israel and the courageous acts of defiance against oppression. The midwife Puah, in particular, is celebrated for her role in preserving the lives of Hebrew children, which ultimately contributed to the survival and growth of the Israelite people in Egypt.

Forms and Transliterations

וּפֻוָּ֖ה וּפוּאָ֛ה ופואה ופוה לְפֻוָ֕ה לפוה פּוּאָ֛ה פואה lə·p̄u·wāh lefuVah ləp̄uwāh pū’āh pū·’āh puAh ū·p̄ū·’āh ū·p̄uw·wāh ufuAh ufuvVah ūp̄ū’āh ūp̄uwwāh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 46:13
HEB: יִשָׂשכָ֑ר תּוֹלָ֥ע וּפֻוָּ֖ה וְי֥וֹב וְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃
NAS: Tola and Puvvah and Iob
KJV: Tola, and Phuvah, and Job,
INT: of Issachar Tola and Puvvah and Iob and Shimron

Numbers 26:23
HEB: מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַתּוֹלָעִ֑י לְפֻוָ֕ה מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפּוּנִֽי׃
NAS: of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family
KJV: of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family
INT: the family of the Tolaites of Puvah the family of the Punites

Judges 10:1
HEB: תּוֹלָ֧ע בֶּן־ פּוּאָ֛ה בֶּן־ דּוֹד֖וֹ
NAS: the son of Puah, the son
KJV: Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo,
INT: Tola the son of Puah the son of Dodo

1 Chronicles 7:1
HEB: יִשָׂשכָ֗ר תּוֹלָ֧ע וּפוּאָ֛ה [יָשִׁיב כ]
NAS: Tola, Puah, Jashub
KJV: [were], Tola, and Puah, Jashub,
INT: of Issachar Tola Puah Jashub and Shimron

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6312
4 Occurrences

lə·p̄u·wāh — 1 Occ.
pū·’āh — 1 Occ.
ū·p̄ū·’āh — 1 Occ.
ū·p̄uw·wāh — 1 Occ.