Phuvah — the meaning of the Hebrew name פּוּאָה

פּוּאָה

Pûwʼâh · pronounced poo-aw' · Strong's H6312 · a man · also spelled Pua, Puah

Phuvah means a blast.

Built from

פָּאָה pâʼâh (from, H6284) — to puff, i.e. blow away open in the lexicon ›

or פֻּוָּה; from H6284; a blast; Puah or Puvvah, the name of two Israelites.

Gen 46:13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Genesis, Numbers, Judges, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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