Phuvah(pua)
פֻּוָּה/FOO-vah/
“Mouth; utterance”
Summary
Phuvah (also spelled Pua or Puah) was the second son of Issachar and the ancestor of the Punite clan.
☩Family and Descendants
Phuvah was the second of four sons of Issachar, listed among those who went down to Egypt with Jacob (Genesis 46:13). His descendants formed the Punite clan (Numbers 26:23). The name appears in different forms in Scripture: 'Phuvah' in Genesis 46:13, 'Pua' in Numbers 26:23 (though the Hebrew is the same), and 'Puah' in 1 Chronicles 7:1. These variations represent different transliterations of the same Hebrew name.
Key verses:Genesis 46:13Numbers 26:231 Chronicles 7:1
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Phuvah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Phuvah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.George Morrish, "Phuvah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).