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Shiphrah

also known as: Shifra

Meaning: beauty

She is one of the midwives in Egypt (Exodus 1:15).

The other was Puah.

It is likely that these women were leaders of the midwives.

More information

• Answers about midwives and midwifery in the Bible

However, there is a Jewish tradition that claims Shiphrah was Jochebed (Yocheved), mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses, and that Puah was Miriam.