Put (Phut)
They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy
men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they
set forth thy comeliness...
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And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan....
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Phut or Put (Hebrew: פוט pûṭ; Septuagint Greek Φουδ Phoud)
is the third son of Ham (one of the sons of Noah), in the
biblical Table of Nations (Genesis 10:6; cf. 1 Chronicles
1:8).
Put (or Phut) is associated with Ancient Libya by many early
writers. Josephus writes: "Phut also was the founder of
Libya, and called the inhabitants Phutites (Pho...
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put (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for
Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):
1. Renderings:
In consequence of the identification at the time, the
prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the
Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate
(Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth,"
and in th...
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-1. Son of Ham
Ge 10:6; 1Ch 1:8
-2. The descendants of Phut, or the country inhabited by them
Eze 27:10; Na 3:9
(Margin)
Jer 46:9; Eze 30:5; 38:5...
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(1.) One of the sons of Ham (Gen. 10:6).
(2.) A land or people from among whom came a portion
of the
mercenary troops of Egypt, Jer. 46:9 (A.V., "Libyans,"
but
correctly, R.V., "Put"); Ezek. 27:10; 30:5 (A.V.,
"Libya;" R.V.,
"Put"); 38:5; Nahum 3:9....
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Third among Ham's sons (Genesis 10:6; 1 Chronicles 1:8). The
Coptic for Libya is Phaiat. Jerome (Traditional Hebrew)
mentions a river of Mauritania and the adjoining region as
called Phut. It is generally connected with Egypt and
Ethiopia; in Genesis the order is, from the S. advancing
northwards, Cush (Ethiopia), Mizraim, Phut (a dependency o...
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