Zipporah

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɪpəɹə/, /zɪˈpɔːɹə/

Proper noun

Zipporah

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.
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)

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