Strong’s H6312

פוּאָה

Part of speech

Proper Name Masculine

Transliteration

Puw'ah

Pronunciation

POO-ah or POO-vah

Definition

Puah, Puvvah

Meaning

Puah, Puvvah

Usage

The name Puah or Puvvah is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to two distinct individuals. The first is one of the Hebrew midwives who defied Pharaoh's orders to kill Hebrew male infants (Exodus 1:15). The second is a member of the tribe of Issachar, listed as a son of Issachar and a patriarch of a family within the tribe (1 Chronicles 7:1).

Bible references

Genesis 46:13;Numbers 26:23;Judges 10:1;1 Chronicles 7:1