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About Zipporah

Hebrew Name

צִפֹּרָה

English Name

Zipporah

Phonetic Spelling

tzi-po-RAH
What does Zipporah mean?
Bird

וַיַּפֵּל֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ תַּרְדֵּמָ֛ה עַל־הָאָדָ֖ם וַיִּישָׁ֑ן וַיִּקַּ֗ח אַחַת֙ מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר בָּשָׂ֖ר תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃

Moshe consented to stay with the man, and he gave Moshe his daughter Tzipora as wife.

vai-ya-FAYL a-do-NAI e-lo-HEEM tar-DAY-mah al ha-a-DAM vai-yi-SHAN vai-yi-KAKH a-KHAT mi-tsal-o-TAV vai-yis-GOR ba-SAR takh-TE-nah

Exodus 2:21

Description about Zipporah
Zipporah was the daughter of the Midianite priest Jethro and the wife of Moses. Together, Zipporah and Moses had two children: Gershom and Eliezer.
Attribute of Zipporah
Beautiful, righteous, modest, unassuming and decisive.
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Where is Zipporah in the Bible?
Exodus 2:21, Exodus 4:25, Exodus 18:2
What did Zipporah do in the Bible?
Moses married Zipporah after fleeing to Midian from Egypt. When it seemed that Moses was going to be killed by an angel, Zipporah heroically took action and circumcised her son, Eliezer, thus saving Moses’ life (Exodus 4:24-26). The sages describe Zipporah as beautiful, righteous, modest and unassuming.
What does the Bible say about Zipporah?
Righteous, Beautiful, Modest

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