Puah (Exodus 1:15)
The name Puah means “mouth; corner; bush of hair.” Puah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Exodus 1:15.
Who was Puah?
One of the two midwives who feared God, and refused to kill the Hebrew male children at their birth (Ex. 1:15-21).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Puah
- Exodus 1:15
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: