Shifra (שפרה) means aura in Hebrew.
It can also mean cover. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שִׁפְרָה
shifra
noun · feminine
In English
aura, cover
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shifra.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נעטפו בהילה-יוצרת
בְּרוּחוֹ, שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה; חֹלְלָה יָדוֹ, נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ
- 2שם פרטי לנקבה.
וַיֹּאמֶר מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם, לַמְיַלְּדֹת הָעִבְרִיֹּת; אֲשֶׁר שֵׁם הָאַחַת שִׁפְרָה, וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית פּוּעָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shifra is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁפְרָה
- Written without vowel points
- שפרה
- Said
- shifra
- Root
- ש־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Gematria
- 585
This is how Shifra is said in other languages.
- English
- aura, cover
These words rhyme with Shifra.
The word Shifra comes from the root ש־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shifra in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shifra.
What does Shifra (שפרה) mean in Hebrew?
Shifra (שפרה) means aura and cover. It is said shifra, with the stress on ra.
What rhymes with Shifra (שפרה)?
Words that rhyme with Shifra (שפרה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Shifra (שפרה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shifra (שפרה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שפרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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