First names in Hebrew

First name Puah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פועה

Gematria value: 161

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Puah is written פועה

Meaning and origin

What does Puah mean?

Meaning: "the one who speaks softly"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It is linked to the verb paah, which means both the cry of a woman in labor (Isaiah 42:14) and the soft words one murmurs to a newborn.

Gematria

Puah = 161

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פועה has 4 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• וthe letter Vav6
• עthe letter Ayin70
• הthe letter He5
• Total161

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Puah, from פ to ה:

פָּרַשׂ עָנָן לְמָסָךְ וְאֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָיְלָה׃

“He spread a cloud as a covering, and fire to give light by night.”

Psalms 105:39

The book of your first name

Puah, in nine pages

• Puah, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Puah
• Puah, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Puah in three answers

How do you write Puah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Puah is written פועה.

What is the gematria value of Puah?
Written פועה, Puah is worth 161: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter He (5).

What does Puah mean?
The one who speaks softly (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It is linked to the verb paah, which means both the cry of a woman in labor (Isaiah 42:14) and the soft words one murmurs to a newborn.