The names look Hebrew to me, but I haven't been able to confirm this for
sure. If they are Hebrew names, they may be nicknames. I say this
because the proposed meanings are "beautiful" and "sparkly" (I think I
got the info from HALOT). Such a pair of meanings for midwives seems
too literary to be true.
Shalom,
Bryan
Dave Washburn wrote:
Do we know anything about the names Shiphrah and Pu`ah? They sure look
Hebrew.
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