Puah Is Miriam Who Cooed to the Newborn

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 164:4

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Another interpretation: [Shiphrah is so called] because Israel was fruitful and multiplied [paru ve-ravu] in her days. Puah, this is Miriam; and why was her name called Puah? Because she would coo [po'ah] to the newborn.

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