Pûwʼâh — H6312

Definition

masculine proper noun

Puah or Puvvah, the name of two Israelites

1. Puah or Pua or Phuvah = "splendid"
2. son of Issachar
1. also 'Pua' and 'Phuvah'
3. man of Issachar, father of Tola, the judge of Israel after Abimelech

Usually translated as

Puah, Phuvah, Pua

Origin

or Puvvâh; from H6284; a blast

• Derived from Pâʼâh (H6284)

Occurrences

Pûwʼâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Numbers (1), Judges (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 46:13 — And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah (וּפֻוָּ֖ה), and Job, and Shimron.
• Numbers 26:23 — Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua (לְפֻוָ֕ה), the family of the Punites:
• Judges 10:1 — And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah (פּוּאָ֛ה), 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 (וּפוּאָ֛ה), Jashub, and Shimron, four.