Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H6316: פּוּט

Pûwṭ · pronounced poot · “Put”

Definition

Put, a son of Ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a Persian tribe

KJV translates it as: Phut, Put.

Word origin: of foreign origin;

Extended definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.6;
son of: Ham (H2526);
brother of: Canaan (H3667), Cush (H3568) and Egypt (H4714)
§ Phut or Put = "a bow"
a nation and people of northern Africa; probably Libyans

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How H6316 is translated

  • put ×7

Bible verses with H6316 (Pûwṭ)

Pûwṭ appears in 7 verses.

  • Genesis 10:6

    And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:8

    The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

  • Jeremiah 46:9

    Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.

  • Ezekiel 27:10

    They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

  • Ezekiel 30:5

    Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

  • Ezekiel 38:5

    Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

  • Nahum 3:9

    Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.