Quick Definition
Zipporah
Biblical Persons & Places
Zipporah
Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.21;
only referred to as Zipporah (צִפֹּרָה);
daughter of Jethro;
a sister of Hobab;
wife of Moses;
mother of Gershom and Eliezer.
Strong's Definition
Tsipporah, Moses' wife
Derivation: feminine of H6833 (צִפּוֹר); bird;
KJV Usage: Zipporah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Zipporah = "bird"
1) daughter of Reuel or Jethro, wife of Moses, and mother of Gershom and Eliezer
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צִפֹּרָה (tsip.po.rah) — Zipporah. A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.21; daughter of: Jethro (H3503); sister of: Eliasaph (H0460) and Hobab (H2246); married to Moses (H4872); mother of: Gershom (H1647) and Eliezer (H0461H) § Zipporah = "bird" daughter of Reuel or Jethro, wife of Moses, and mother of Gershom and Eliezer
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צִפֹּרָה n.pr.f. wife of Moses (bird) base
