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Shiphrah
Girl NameBiblical Origin
Meaning
Means "beautiful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the midwives who disobe
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Shiphrah and Puah
Shiphrah ( ) and Puah ( ) were two midwives who briefly prevented a genocide of children by the Egyptians, according to Exodus 1:15–21.
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