H6324 H6324
the Punite (gentilicic designation from Puah/Puvah)
A Hebrew gentilicic adjective appearing in Numbers 26:23, designating the clan descended from Puah (or Puvah), a son of Issachar. The term identifies a family group within the tribe of Issachar during the wilderness census. Like other such designations, it served to organize tribal structure and track genealogical relationships. The Punites were one of the clans counted in the second census as Israel prepared to enter Canaan.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The gentilicic form 'Punite' identifies the clan descended from Puah, son of Issachar, in Numbers 26:23. This designation appears in the wilderness census, organizing Issachar's descendants into family groups. The Punites formed one of Issachar's constituent clans, traced back to their eponymous ancestor. Such clan names were crucial for land distribution, military organization, and maintaining tribal identity in ancient Israel. 1×
AR["الْفُونِيِّ"]·ben["পূনীয়দের"]·DE["der-Punite"]·EN["the-Punite"]·FR["le-Punite"]·heb["ה-פוני"]·HI["पूनी-का"]·ID["orang-Puni"]·IT["il-Punite"]·jav["tiyang-Puni"]·KO["그-부니-의"]·PT["o-punita"]·RU["Пунино"]·ES["los-funitas"]·SW["Wapuva"]·TR["-Punluların"]·urd["فونیوں-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פּוּאָה, פֻּוָּה n.pr.m. in Issachar, Φουα, etc.;—פּוּאָה Ju 10:1 (v. GFM), 1 Ch 7:1; פֻּוָּה Gn 46:13; Nu 26:3.