Lexical Definition
פּוּט Pûwṭ (poot) Put N:N-M-P
of foreign origin
Phut, Put.
- § Phut or Put = "a bow"
- Put, a son of Ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a Persian tribe
1) a nation and people of northern Africa; probably Libyans
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.6
- son of: Ham (חָם)
- brother of: Canaan (כְּנַעַן), Cush (כּוּשׁ) and Egypt (מִצְרַיִם)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
פּוּט proper name, of a people probably Libyans, or Libyan tribe; usually named with African peoples: Nah 3:9; Jer 46:9; Ezek 27:10; Ezek 30:5; Ezek 38:5 (ᵐ5 usually Λίβυες); Gen 10:6 (P) = 1Chr 1:8 (Φουδ); + Isa 66:19 (for ᵑ0 פּוּל; ᵐ5 φουδ), — see DiGen 10:6 JenZA x. 325 ff.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:6 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:8 |
| Isaiah | 66:19 |
| Jeremiah | 46:9 |
| Ezekiel | 27:10 · 30:5 · 38:5 |
| Nahum | 3:9 |
Profile
Male • Son of Ham • Son of Ham, grandson of Noah
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Put was a son of Ham and grandson of Noah.
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.6;
- only referred to as Put פּוּט;
- son of Ham חָם;
- a brother of Canaan כְּנַעַן, Cush כּוּשׁ and Egypt מִצְרַיִם.
Put was one of the sons of Ham, who was a son of Noah (Genesis 10:6; 1 Chronicles 1:8). He was born after the Great Flood and was a brother to Cush, Mizraim (Egypt), and Canaan. The descendants of Put are not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, but his name is often associated with the region of Libya or the Libyan people. Some ancient historians and geographers, such as Josephus and Pliny the Elder, connected Put with Libya. In some Bible translations, the name Put is rendered as Libya or Libyans in passages such as Ezekiel 27:10 and Nahum 3:9, where it appears in the context of nations that had trade relations with Tyre or were part of the Assyrian army.
All entries for Put: פּוּט