- Original: פּוּתי - Transliteration: Puwthiy - Phonetic: poo-thee' - Definition: Puhites = openess 1. a family of Judah - Origin: patronymically from an unused name meaning a hinge - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Patronymic from an unused name meaning a hinge; a Puthite (collectively) or descendant of an unknown Puth. (As if from H6312 .): - Puhites [as if from H6312 ]. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Puhites, 1 1 Chronicles 2:53