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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: MarianneLuban AT aol.com
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ex Pu'ah
  • Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:41:39 +0100

On 24/08/2004 23:04, MarianneLuban AT aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 8/24/2004 2:41:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, patrina AT bestmail.us writes:



Marianne, I'd be interested to know - what is the Egyptian meaning of Puah?



I can't provide the answer. My Hertz Pentateuch says that the names "Shifra and Pu'ah" are probably Egyptian. Others think they are Semitic. Shifra, as I mentioned previously, is among the name of foreigners given on the Brooklyn papyrus. So I don't doubt that one is Semitic. "Swordsearcher" gives the name "Pu'ah" as meaning "splendid". An old Bible dictionary I have here has Shifra as meaning "handsome" and Pu'ah as "mouth". So there is not much consensus. ...


Marianne, the sources you quote and the way you use them show clearly that you are treading outside your field of expertise here. While the male name Pu'ah in Judges (with Alef) may possibly mean "mouth", the female name Pu'ah in Exodus (with Ayin) certainly cannot mean this, and doesn't derive from any well-known Hebrew root. Your insights on Egyptian language are helpful here, but you don't seem to be in the best position to contribute on Hebrew language. Thos who live in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones.


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