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šifrā שִׁפְרָה ‘Shiphrah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as šifrā שִׁפְרָה ‘clearness’
Roots: שׁפרה

šifrā pr n f pers
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

Mentioned in Exodus 1:15

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