Zipporah

Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical, Hebrew
Scripts צִפּוֹרָה(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /zɪ.ˈpɔːɹ.ə/(English) /ˈzɪp.ə.ɹə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name צִפּוֹרָה (Tsippora), derived from צִפּוֹר (tsippor) meaning "bird" [1]. 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, Tzippora(Hebrew)
Other Languages & CulturesSepphora(Biblical Greek) Tzippora(Biblical Hebrew) Seffora(Biblical Latin) Séphora(French)

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

animals, biblical women, birds, daughters, ends in -ah, wives

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h6833, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h6833.
Entry updated October 6, 2024