Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Beauty, one of the Egyptian midwives (Ex. 1:15).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(brightness), (Exodus 1:15) the name of one of the two midwives of the Hebrews who disobeyed the command of Pharaoh to kill the mule children. vs. (Exodus 1:15-21) (B.C. 1570.)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHIPH'RAH (beauty), one of the chief midwives among the Hebrews in Egypt. Ex 1:15.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
handsome; trumpet; that does good