Pau

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Pau. (bleating). (but in  1 Chronicles 1:50, Pai). The capital of Hadar, king of Edom.  Genesis 36:39 Its position is unknown.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Pau or Pai ( Genesis 36:39;  1 Chronicles 1:50). Capital of Hadar, king of Edom.

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

The name of a city. ( Genesis 36:39) Perhaps derived from Pahah, to cry.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 36:39 1 Chronicles 1:50

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 36:39 1 Chronicles 1:50

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Pau. See Pai.

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) See Pah.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

See Pai.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Pau', פָּעוּ, a bleating, or yawning; but in  1 Chronicles 1:50, Pai, פָּעַי, though some copies agree with the reading in Genesis; Sept. Φογώρ, i.e. chasm; Vulg. Phau ), the capital of Hadar, king of Edom ( Genesis 36:39). The only name that bears any resemblance to it is Phauara, a ruined place in Idumaea mentioned by Seetzen.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Chief town of the French province of Basses-Pyrénées, on the Gave de Pau, 60 m. E. of Bayonne; is situated amid magnificent mountain scenery, and is a favourite winter resort for the English; linen and chocolate are manufactured; it was the capital of Navarre, and has a magnificent castle; it stands on the edge of a high plateau, and commands a majestic view of the Pyrenees on the S.