Zipporah

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Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical, Hebrew
Scripts צִפּוֹרָה(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. zi-PAWR-ə(English)
 ZIP-ə-rə(English)
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Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name צִפּוֹרָה (Tzipporah), derived from צִפּוֹר (tzippor) meaning "bird". In the Old Testament this is the name of the Midianite wife of Moses. She was the daughter of the priest Jethro.

Related Names

VariantsTzipora, Tziporah, Tzipporah(Hebrew)
Other Languages & CulturesSepphora(Biblical Greek) Tzipporah(Biblical Hebrew) Seffora(Biblical Latin) Séphora(French)

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