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Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #6855 - צִפֹּרָה
Transliteration
Tsippôrâh
Phonetics
tsip-po-raw'
Origin
from (H6833)
Parts of Speech
Proper Name Feminine
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
Zipporah = “bird”
1) daughter of Reuel or Jethro, wife of Moses, and mother of Gershom and Eliezer
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results

KJV (3)
Exodus
3
NAS (3)
Exodus
3
HCS (3)
Exodus
3
BSB (3)
Exodus
3
WEB (0)
WEB (3)
Exodus
3
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
צִמֹּרָה proper name, feminine wife of Moses ( bird); — Exodus 2:21; Exodus 4:25; Exodus 18:2; Σεπφωρα (compare Lag BN 90 Anm.*).
III. צפר (√ of following; compare Arabic plait, braid, Ethiopic
id.; Late Hebrew צְפִירָהֵ = rim of basket).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
צִפֹּרָה (“a little bird”), pr.n. f. of the wife of Moses, Exodus 2:21, 4:25 18:2.
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List of Word Forms
צִפֹּרָ֖ה צִפֹּרָ֜ה צִפֹּרָ֥ה צפרה ṣip·pō·rāh ṣippōrāh tzippoRah