Quick Definition
Puah
Biblical Persons & Places
Puah
Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.1.15;
only referred to as Puah (פּוּעָה).
Strong's Definition
Puah, an Israelitess
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to glitter; brilliancy;
KJV Usage: Puah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Puah = "splendid"
1) one of the 2 midwives of the Hebrews ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to Israel; time of Moses
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.1.15
§ 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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פּוּעָה
pû‛âh
BDB Definition:
Puah = splendid
1) one of the 2 midwives of the Hebrews ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to Israel; time of Moses
Part of Speech: noun proper feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to glitter
Total KJV Occurrences: 1