How to Pronounce Puah

POO-ah

Puah is pronounced POO-ah (ˈpjuːə): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: PEW-uh.

What does Puah mean?

Puah means “mouth; corner; bush of hair”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Puah?

Splendid. (1.) One of the two midwives who feared God, and refused to kill the Hebrew male children at their birth (Ex. 1:15-21). (2.) A descendant of Issachar (Judg. 10:1).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

PEW-uh

Found in Scripture

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