Shiphrâh — H8236

Definition

feminine proper noun

Shiphrah, an Israelitess

1. Shiphrah = "fair"
2. one of the two Hebrew midwives who were ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to the Hebrews but who disobeyed

Usually translated as

Shiphrah

Origin

the same as H8235

• Same as Shiphrâh (H8235)

Occurrences

Shiphrâh occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1)

• Exodus 1:15 — And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah (שִׁפְרָ֔ה), and the name of the other Puah: