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    Shiphrah

    SHIF-ruh

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Beautiful; Fair
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Shiphrah appears in the King James Bible, including Exodus 1:15-16.
    First appears in
    Exodus — Exodus and the Law
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Shiphrah — 'beautiful' — showed that true beauty is moral courage. Her refusal to obey an unjust order reveals that God remembers and rewards those who choose righteousness over compliance.
    King James verses
    • Exodus 1:15-16

      "And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women... if it be a son, then ye shall kill him."

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