Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
patronymically from an unused name meaning a hinge; a Puthite (collectively) or descendants of an unknown Puth
KJV Usage:
Puhites (as if from 6312)
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
openness: simplicity: (ingenuous?)
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
To seduce; deceive; a hinge:― belonging to the families of Kirjath-jearim, 1 Chron. 2:53. {Seducere}