indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Scripts שׂוּעַ, שׁוּחַ(Ancient Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsShūaḥ, Shuah
Meaning & History
Means "to sink down, to bow down, to humble oneself", some interpretations render the name as: "bowed down, prostation, depression (in the older, physical/spiritual sense)".In The Bible, Shuah (Suah) is listed as a son of Abraham by Keturah, after Sarah's death. Bildad the Shuhite may derive from the same root, indicating he was a descendant of Shuah (Suah).