Beautiful, handsome, or good
Derived from the Hebrew root sh-p-r, Shifra signifies beauty and improvement. In the Book of Exodus, Shifra is one of the two midwives who bravely defied the Pharaoh's orders to save Hebrew infants.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A brave Hebrew midwife who saved newborn boys · The Bible
Yiddish theater and film actress
Best-selling Israeli novelist
