Shiphrah
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Easton's 1897
Beauty, one of the Egyptian midwives (Ex. 1:15).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
Smith's 1863
(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.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain
ISBE 1915
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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
3 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
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Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain