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Puah (פואה) means Rubia tinctorum in Hebrew.

It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

פּוּאָה
puah
word
In English

Rubia tinctorum

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Puah.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שם בית אב מקראי מבני יששכר
    וַיָּקָם אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל תּוֹלָע בֶּן פּוּאָה בֶּן דּוֹדוֹ אִישׁ יִשָּׂשכָר וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב בְּשָׁמִיר בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם
  2. 2
    מטפס בעל ענפים ועלים מחוספסים בעבר הופק משורשיו צבע בגוון אדום

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Puah is a word.

Written with vowel points
פּוּאָה
Written without vowel points
פואה
Said
puah
Gematria
92

This is how Puah is said in other languages.

English
Rubia tinctorum

These words mean nearly the same as Puah.

  • שני

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The word Puah is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • פואת הצבעים

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These words come before and after Puah in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Puah.

What does Puah (⁨פואה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Puah (⁨פואה⁩) means Rubia tinctorum. It is said puah, with the stress on pu.

What is a synonym for Puah (⁨פואה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Puah (⁨פואה⁩) are ⁨שני⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פואה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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