Proper Name guide

Zipporah

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈzɪpəɹə/
  • /zɪˈpɔːɹə/

1

name

Meaning 1

The wife of Moses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Examples

  • And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَفُّورَة (ṣaffūra) — biblical character
  • Biblical Hebrew: צִפֹּרָה (ṣippōrā) — biblical character
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西坡拉 (Xīpōlā) — biblical character
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漆頗辣 /漆颇辣 (Qīpōlà) — biblical character
  • Danish: Sippora — biblical character
  • Finnish: Sippora — biblical character
  • French: Zéphora — biblical character
  • Ancient Greek: Σεπφώρα (Sepphṓra) — biblical character
  • Hawaiian: Zipora — biblical character
  • Hebrew: צפורה (tsipóra) — biblical character
  • Hindi: सिप्पोरा (sipporā) — biblical character
  • Italian: Sefora — biblical character
  • Kazakh: Сипора (Sipora) — biblical character
  • Latin: Sephora — biblical character
  • Norwegian: Sippora — biblical character
  • Spanish: Séfora — biblical character
  • Swedish: Sippora — biblical character
  • Hawaiian: Kipola — female given name
  • Hindi: ज़िपोरा (ziporā) — female given name
  • Spanish: Séfora — female given name