Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Zipporah

ZIPPORAH

GENDER: Feminine

OTHER SCRIPTS: צִפּוֹרָה (Hebrew)

PRONOUNCED: zi-PAWR-ə (English), ZIP-ər-ə (English) [key]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name צִפּוֹרָה (Tzipporah) which meant "bird". In the Old Testament she is the wife of Moses.

Related Names

VARIANTS: Tzipporah, Tziporah (Hebrew)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Sepphora (Biblical Greek), Tzipporah (Biblical Hebrew), Seffora (Biblical Latin)

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