"Zipporah" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈzɪpəɹə/, /zɪˈpɔːɹə/
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרָה (ṣippōrā), a feminization of ציפור / צִפֹּר (ṣippōr, “bird”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hbo|צִפֹּרָה|tr=ṣippōrā}} Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרָה (ṣippōrā), {{he-m|ציפור|dwv=צִפֹּר|t=bird|tr=ṣippōr}} ציפור / צִפֹּר (ṣippōr, “bird”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zipporah
  1. The wife of Moses. (biblical character) Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (biblical character): 西坡拉 (Xīpōlā) (Chinese Mandarin), 漆頗辣 (Chinese Mandarin), 漆颇辣 (Qīpōlà) [Catholic] (Chinese Mandarin), Sippora (Danish), Sippora (Finnish), Zéphora [feminine] (French), Zipora (Hawaiian), Sefora [feminine] (Italian), Сипора (Sipora) (Kazakh), Sippora (Norwegian), Séfora (Spanish), Sippora (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Zipporah-en-name-Ryk~jJid Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 76 24
  2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Biblical characters Translations (female given name): Kipola (Hawaiian), Séfora (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Zipporah-en-name-7Qkxf7PI Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 2 98

Alternative forms

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