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Shiphrah <a href="../hebrew/8237.htm" title="8237">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Shiphrah: Shiphrah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שִׁפְרָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Shiphrah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>SHIF-rah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shif-raw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Shiphrah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Shiphrah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root שָׁפַר (shaphar), meaning "to be fair" or "to be beautiful."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Shiphrah, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text. However, the concept of fearing God and acting righteously can be related to Greek terms like εὐσεβής (eusebēs), meaning "pious" or "godly."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Shiphrah is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is associated with one of the Hebrew midwives who defied Pharaoh's orders to kill Hebrew male infants at birth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of ancient Egypt, where the Israelites were enslaved, Pharaoh issued a decree to control the population of the Hebrews by ordering the death of all newborn Hebrew boys. Shiphrah, along with another midwife named Puah, is noted for her courageous act of civil disobedience. By fearing God more than Pharaoh, she played a crucial role in preserving the lives of many Hebrew children, including Moses, who would later lead the Israelites out of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/8231b.htm">shaphar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"fairness," a Heb. midwife<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Shiphrah (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">שִׁפְרָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Hebrew midwife</b></font>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/1-15.htm">Exodus 1:15</a> 1(E); <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Σεπφωα</font> (compare Lag<sup>BN 90</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Shiphrah <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/8235.htm">shiphrah</a>; Shiphrah, an Israelitess -- Shiphrah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8235.htm">shiphrah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שִׁפְרָ֔ה שפרה shifRah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 1:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ <b> שִׁפְרָ֔ה </b> וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was named <span class="itali">Shiphrah</span> and the other<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the one <span class="itali">[was] Shiphrah,</span> and the name<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was named one <span class="itali">Shiphrah</span> was named and the other<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8236.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8236.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8236<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shifrah_8236.htm">šip̄·rāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/8235.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="8235"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="8235" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/8237.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="8237"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="8237" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>