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פֻּרָה

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Purah

H6513 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (as a personal name, not clearly derived from a known root)

Definition

Proper noun: Purah, a personal name referring to an individual from the tribe of Manasseh who served as an assistant or aide to Gideon in the narratives of Judges. The form is best understood as a name rather than as an appellative noun. There is no direct evidence for a common noun meaning 'foliage' for this specific form. The word is used exclusively as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.

Semantic Range

Purah (personal name), attendant of Gideon

Root / Etymology

Root uncertain; the form superficially resembles the common noun פְּאֹרָה (pe'orah, 'foliage, foliage of a tree'), but there is no convincing lexical or morphological derivation connecting the two with certainty. It may be a theophoric or descriptive personal name, or a variant of a similar root, but this cannot be established from the available evidence.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Purah appears in Judges 7:10–11 as the name of Gideon's servant or attendant. The text situates him as a companion from the tribe of Manasseh, emphasizing his supportive role in the narrative of Gideon's covert reconnaissance of the Midianite camp. The similarity to פְּאֹרָה ('foliage') is noted in some older sources, but modern scholarship finds no solid evidence that פֻּרָה carried such a meaning in personal naming or as a noun in ancient Israelite contexts. The English name 'Phurah' derives from transliteration traditions. This name is unique to the Judges context and is not reused or developed in exilic or post-exilic literature. There is no indication that the bearer of this name reflects a broader group, clan, or identity beyond the individual's mention. The translation 'Jew' has no relation to this context and should not appear here.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

for פְּאֹרָה; foliage; Purah, an Israelite; Phurah.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — personal name of uncertain derivation

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6513-01 וּ/פֻרָ֥ה ufurah HC/Np and Purah and Purah 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6513-01 Judges 7:10 וּ/פֻרָ֥ה ufurah HC/Np and Purah and Purah
H6513-01 Judges 7:11 וּ/פֻרָ֣ה ufurah HC/Np and Purah and Purah
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