Zipporah

Zipporah

English

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרָה‎ (ṣippōrā), a feminization of ציפור \\ צִפֹּר‎ (ṣippōr, “bird”).

Proper noun

Zipporah

1. The wife of Moses. (biblical character)
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Exodus 2:21:

     :

     And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

2. A female given name of biblical origin.

Translations

biblical character

Danish: Sippora Finnish: Sippora Hawaiian: Zipora Italian: Sefora f

Norwegian: Sippora Spanish: Séfora (es) Swedish: Sippora

female given name

Hawaiian: Kipola

Spanish: Séfora (es)