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
פּוּעָה (pu.ah) — Puah. 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name
Names of People
Puah = woman; ► one of the midwives who refused to kill the newborn boys during the time of Moses
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פּוּעָה n.pr.f. a midwife Ex 1:15 ref