The meaning of “פּוּל”
Understanding Pûwl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of foreign origin Pul. - § Pul = "distinguishing" - Pul, the name of an Assyrian king and of an Ethiopian tribe 1) the B...
פּוּל
of foreign origin Pul. - § Pul = "distinguishing" - Pul, the name of an Assyrian king and of an Ethiopian tribe 1) the Babylonian name for Tiglath-pileser III, king of Assyria
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 15:19 | “And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.” Word: פּוּל (Pûwl) | |
| 1 Chronicles 5:26 | “And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day. ” Word: פּוּל (Pûwl) | |
| Isaiah 66:19 | “And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.” Word: פּוּל (Pûwl) |