Shemos 1:15 · unit 2

Parashas Shemos · Passuk 1:15

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ שִׁפְרָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פּוּעָֽה׃

The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,

Chabad.org — 1:15

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to baraisa — Sotah 11b (verified).

Sefaria — Sotah 11b

Core Text of Chazal

English: It was taught: Shifra is Yocheved — why was she called Shifra? Because she beautified (meshaperes) the newborn. Puah is Miriam — why was she called Puah? Because she cooed (po’ah) to the newborn.