Zipporah

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/ˈzɪpəɹə//zɪˈpɔːɹə/

proper noun

The wife of Moses.

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

OriginBiblical Hebrew צִפֹּרָה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalThe wife of Moses.

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

  2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewצִפֹּרָה
  2. EnglishZipporah

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σεπφώρα
  • Σεπφώρα (Sepphṓra)biblical character
Arabic صَفُّورَة
  • صَفُّورَة (ṣaffūra)biblical character
Chinese Mandarin 西坡拉, 漆頗辣 /漆颇辣
  • 西坡拉 (Xīpōlā)biblical character
  • 漆頗辣 /漆颇辣 (Qīpōlà)biblical character
Danish Sippora
  • Sipporabiblical character
Finnish Sippora
  • Sipporabiblical character
French Zéphora
  • Zéphorabiblical character
Hawaiian Zipora, Kipola
  • Ziporabiblical character
  • Kipolafemale given name
Hebrew צפורה
  • צפורה (tsipóra)biblical character
Hindi सिप्पोरा, ज़िपोरा
  • सिप्पोरा (sipporā)biblical character
  • ज़िपोरा (ziporā)female given name
Italian Sefora
  • Seforabiblical character
Latin Sephora
  • Sephorabiblical character
Norwegian Sippora
  • Sipporabiblical character
Spanish Séfora, Séfora
  • Séforabiblical character
  • Séforafemale given name
Swedish Sippora
  • Sipporabiblical character
Cite this entry
APA

Zipporah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zipporah

MLA

“Zipporah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zipporah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zipporah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zipporah.

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