HebrewH6326Proper Noun (Feminine)

פּוּעָה

pu.ah

1Occurrences
H6326Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Puah, an Israelitess

from an unused root meaning to glitter; brilliancy;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at § Puah = "splendid" one of the 2 midwives of the Hebrews ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to Israel; time of Moses

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

N:N-F-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

פּוּעָה appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Exodus
1

Key Passages

Exodus 1:15BSB

Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

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