shif'-ra (shiphrah, "fairness," "beauty";. Septuagint Sepphora, the rendering also of tsipporah, inEx 2:21): The name of one of the Hebrew midwives (Ex 1:15).
See alsoZIPPORAH.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.