Save 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. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesPu'ah(Biblical Hebrew) Same SpellingPu'ahUser SubmissionPuah Categories ends in -ah, isograms, uncertain etymology, unknown etymology