Strong H6513פֻּרָה

Purah

Transliteration
pûrâh
Pronunciation
poo-raw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

For H6288; foliage;
{Purah} an Israelite: - Phurah.

Meaning of the name

Phurah = "bough"

Detailed definition

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.7.10

In the biblical story

Purah

Gideon's servant who accompanied him to the Midianite camp

Purah was Gideon's servant who went with him to spy on the Midianite camp.

In the Bible

Strong H6513 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • phurah1
  • thou1

First verses

  1. Judges 7:10
    But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
  2. Judges 7:11
    And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
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