Lexical Definition

‎פּוּתִי‎ Pûwthîy (poo-thee') Puthite ^N:N--PG
patronymically from an unused name meaning a hinge

Puhites (as if from ‎פּוּאָה‎).

• § Puhites = "openess"
• a Puthite (collectively) or descendants of an unknown Puth

1) a family of Judah

Extended Information

• Someone descended from Puth, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.53

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פּוּתִי‎ adjective, of a people with article ‎׳‎‎הַפּ‎ 1Chr 2:53, a family in Judah; Μειφειθειμ, A Ηφιθειν, ᵐ5^L Αφφουθι. ‎פַּז‎ see I. ‎פזו‎. below

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Group • A clan from the tribe of Judah

People from Puth(?)

The Puthites were a clan from the tribe of Judah.

• People from Puth(?), only mentioned at 1Ch.2.53;
• only referred to as Puthites פּוּתִי.

The Puthites were a clan mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:53). They are listed among the descendants of Salma, who was from the lineage of Caleb, one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:6). The Puthites, along with the Shumathites and the Mishraites, were clans that originated from Kiriath-jearim, a city in Judah.

All entries for Puthites: פּוּתִי