H6312: פּוּאָה
Pûwʼâh · pronounced poo-aw' · “Puah”
Definition
Puah or Puvvah, the name of two Israelites
KJV translates it as: Phuvah, Pua, Puah.
Word origin: or פֻּוָּה; from H6284 (פָּאָה); a blast;
Extended definition
A man of the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.13;
son of: Issachar (H3485);
brother of: Tola (H8439), Jashub (H3437H) and Shimron (H8110B); also called Puvah (KJV: Phuvah) at Gen.46.13; 1xPunite at Num.26.23;
Also named: pu.ni (פּוּנִי "Punite" H6324)
§ Puah or Pua or Phuvah = "splendid"
1) son of Issachar
1a) also 'Pua' and 'Phuvah'
2) man of Issachar, father of Tola, the judge of Israel after Abimelech
son of: Issachar (H3485);
brother of: Tola (H8439), Jashub (H3437H) and Shimron (H8110B); also called Puvah (KJV: Phuvah) at Gen.46.13; 1xPunite at Num.26.23;
Also named: pu.ni (פּוּנִי "Punite" H6324)
§ Puah or Pua or Phuvah = "splendid"
1) son of Issachar
1a) also 'Pua' and 'Phuvah'
2) man of Issachar, father of Tola, the judge of Israel after Abimelech
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6312 is translated
- puah ×4
Bible verses with H6312 (Pûwʼâh)
Pûwʼâh appears in 4 verses.
- Genesis 46:13
And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
- Numbers 26:23
Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
- Judges 10:1
And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
- 1 Chronicles 7:1
Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.