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6/9/2023, 2:32 PM Mike C puah added (from user-submitted name 25144)
11/23/2008, 5:55 PM LMS

Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical
Scripts פּּעָה(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Meaning uncertain. According to the Old Testament, Puah and Shiphrah were midwives who refused Pharaoh's orders to kill any Hebrew boys they delivered.