Zipporah

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪpəɹə/, /zɪˈpɔːɹə/

Proper noun

Zipporah

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

     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.

Translations

biblical character

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西坡拉 (Xīpōlā), 漆頗辣／漆颇辣 (Qīpōlà) (Catholic)

• Danish: Sippora
• Finnish: Sippora
• French: Zéphora (fr) f
• Hawaiian: Zipora
• Italian: Sefora f
• Kazakh: Сипора (Sipora)
• Norwegian: Sippora
• Spanish: Séfora (es)
• Swedish: Sippora

female given name

• Hawaiian: Kipola
• Spanish: Séfora (es)