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pūʿā פּוּעָה ‘Puah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to glitter

pūʿā pr n f pers
Puah = "splendid"
1) one of the 2 midwives of the Hebrews ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to Israel; time of Moses

Mentioned in Exodus 1:15

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Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
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