Original: פּוּעָה

Transliteration: Pûwʻâh

Phonetic: poo-aw'

Short Definition: Puah

Original: פּוּעה

Transliteration: pû‛âh

Phonetic: poo-aw'

BDB Definition:

Puah = "splendid"

1. one of the 2 midwives of the Hebrews ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to Israel; time of Moses

Origin: from an unused root meaning to glitter

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Feminine

Cognate: H6323, H6325