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12/1/2024, 10:33 PM Mike C update #117
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM Mike C update #116
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5/29/2020, 9:30 PM Mike C update #108
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM Mike C update #103
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5/31/2018, 2:36 PM Mike C update #99
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10/10/2012, 5:50 PM Mike C update #84
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM Mike C earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical
Scripts שִׁפְרָה(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "beautiful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the midwives (the other being Puah) who disobeys the Pharaoh's order to kill any Hebrew boys they deliver.