Strong's Hebrew: 6855. צִפֹּרָה (Tsipporah) -- Zipporah

Strong's Lexicon

Tsipporah: Zipporah

Original Word: צִפֹּרָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Tsipporah
Pronunciation: tsip-PO-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (tsip-po-raw')
Definition: Zipporah
Meaning: Tsipporah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root צִפּוֹר (tsippor), meaning "bird."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Zipporah in the Septuagint or the New Testament, as her account is primarily contained within the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: Zipporah is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It refers specifically to the wife of Moses, a Midianite woman and the daughter of Jethro (also known as Reuel), the priest of Midian. The name is thought to mean "bird," which may imply beauty or swiftness.

Cultural and Historical Background: Zipporah is introduced in the context of Moses' flight from Egypt to Midian, where he encounters her at a well. She becomes his wife and bears him two sons, Gershom and Eliezer. As a Midianite, Zipporah represents a connection between the Israelites and the Midianites, a group with whom the Israelites had both peaceful and contentious interactions. Her account highlights the theme of God's providence and the inclusion of non-Israelites in His plans.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as tsippor
Definition
"bird," Moses' wife
NASB Translation
Zipporah (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

צִמֹּרָה proper name, feminine wife of Moses (bird); — Exodus 2:21; Exodus 4:25; Exodus 18:2; Σεπφωρα (compare Lag^{BN 90 Anm}.*).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Zipporah

Feminine of tsippowr; bird; Tsipporah, Moses' wife -- Zipporah.

see HEBREW tsippowr

Forms and Transliterations

צִפֹּרָ֖ה צִפֹּרָ֜ה צִפֹּרָ֥ה צפרה ṣip·pō·rāh ṣippōrāh tzippoRah

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