Shiphrah

In Bible versions:

Shiphrah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

a midwife assigned to the Hebrew women by Pharaoh

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handsome; trumpet; that does good

Hebrew

Strongs #08236: hrpv Shiphrah

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

8236 Shiphrah shif-raw'

the same as 8235; Shiphrah, an Israelitess:-Shiphrah.
see HEBREW for 08235

Shiphrah [EBD]

beauty, one of the Egyptian midwives (Ex. 1:15).

Shiphrah [NAVE]

SHIPHRAH, a Hebrew midwife, Ex. 1:15.

SHIPHRAH [SMITH]

(brightness), (Exodus 1:15) the name of one of the two midwives of the Hebrews who disobeyed the command of Pharaoh to kill the mule children. vs. (Exodus 1:15-21) (B.C. 1570.)

SHIPHRAH [ISBE]

SHIPHRAH - shif'-ra (shiphrah, "fairness," "beauty";. Septuagint Sepphora, the rendering also of tsipporah, in Ex 2:21): The name of one of the Hebrew midwives (Ex 1:15).

See also ZIPPORAH.