Lexicon
פּוּאָה
pu.ah
H6312
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Puah

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pu.ah is a personal name appearing in Issacharite family lists and in the ancestry of Tola.

The attested forms function as a proper personal name: in Issacharite lists and clan material, and in Judges 10:1 as the father named in Tola's ancestry.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in Issacharite lineage · dominant

    All four occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 46:13 and 1 Chronicles 7:1, the APB renders the name among the sons of Issachar; in Numbers 26:23 it occurs in the clan listing, while in Judges 10:1 the APB renders it in the phrase "Tola son of Puah son of Dodo."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Puah" in the family lists and in Tola's ancestry. In Numbers 26:23, the surrounding clan designation is rendered "the Punites,".

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