Definitions for "Puah"
One of the Hebrew midwives who was ordered by the Pharaoh to kill any Hebrew boy she helped deliver. She disobeyed the Pharaoh's order, and was rewarded by the God of Israel.
Puah, like Shifra, is one of the Hebrew midwives mentioned in Exodus 1 who defies Pharaoh's orders to kill the boy babies, instead enabling them to live. This first act of defiance was instrumental in leading to the Israelite exodus from Egypt. Puah is often identified in the midrash with Miriam, Moses' older sister.