Quick Definition
Shiphrah
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Shiphrah, an Israelitess
Derivation: the same as H8235 (שִׁפְרָה);
KJV Usage: Shiphrah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁפְרָה (shiph.rah) — Shiphrah. 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · שׁפר
Shine
clear (sky), bright (sky) = state in which the sky is bright and void of clouds, so that nothing obstructs the rays of the sun, ≈ associated with beauty
name
Names of People
Shiphrah = woman; ► one of the midwives who refused to kill the newborn boys during the time of Moses
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁפְרָה n.pr.f. Hebrew midwife, Ex 1:15 (E) ref