BDB8992
I. שִׁפְרָה noun feminine fairness, clearness, of sky; — absolute ׳ שׁ Job 26:13 by his breath the sky becomes fair(ness), see especially De Di Bu Du; > CheJQ 1897, 578 (after ᵐ5 ) בְּרִיחֵי שָׁמַיִם סֹגֵר הוּא.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8235 |
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| Word: | שִׁפרָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H8231 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | shiphrah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shif-raw' |
| Meaning: | 1. brightness |
| KJV Renderings: | garnish. |
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I. שִׁפְרָה noun feminine fairness, clearness, of sky; — absolute ׳ שׁ Job 26:13 by his breath the sky becomes fair(ness), see especially De Di Bu Du; > CheJQ 1897, 578 (after ᵐ5 ) בְּרִיחֵי שָׁמַיִם סֹגֵר הוּא.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke