- Original: פּוּני - Transliteration: Puwniy - Phonetic: poo-nee' - Definition: Punites = see Puah scattered 1. descendants of Puah, the son of Issachar - Origin: patronymically from an unused name meaning a turn - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Patronymic from an unused name meaning a turn; a Punite (collectively) or descendant of an unknown Pun: - Punites. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Punites, 1 Numbers 26:23