Quick Definition
Shiphrah
Biblical Persons & Places
Shiphrah
Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.1.15;
only referred to as Shiphrah (שִׁפְרָה).
Strong's Definition
Shiphrah, an Israelitess
Derivation: the same as H8235 (שִׁפְרָה);
KJV Usage: Shiphrah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shiphrah = "fair"
1) one of the two Hebrew midwives who were ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to the Hebrews but who disobeyed
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.1.15
§ Shiphrah = "fair"
one of the two Hebrew midwives who were ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to the Hebrews but who disobeyed
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁפְרָה
shiphrâh
BDB Definition:
Shiphrah = fair
1) one of the two Hebrew midwives who were ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to the Hebrews but who disobeyed
Part of Speech: noun proper feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H8235
Total KJV Occurrences: 1